Events and activitiesDiscover the exciting programme we had planned throughout 2024. Our storiesRead the news and features that told the unfolding story of our bicentenary year. Bicentenary WayUncover ...

As our bicentenary year draws to a close, we look back on a momentous 12 months – a unique celebration of our rich history, incredible achievements and inspirational people. 2024 was a special year ...

JANUARY 19 is the bicentenary of the birth of Johann Elert Bode, who at one time was the foremost astronomer in Germany. The son of a schoolmaster at Hamburg, from boyhood Bode was given to ...

In April 1815, the eruption of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia — one of the largest in recorded history — blasted ash and gases into the atmosphere purportedly causing widespread cooling and crop ...

The Franco-Ontarian community of L'Orignal, Ont., celebrated the bicentenary of its courthouse and old jail Friday, with a ceremony to illuminate the historic building at night. The building first ...

A brand new podcast sharing stories from Sheffield’s medical history, leading up to the bicentenary of the Medical School. We can arrange a visit to our medical school with Sheffield Alumni from your ...

Thursday saw communities put on a vibrant welcome as the town hosted the United Kingdom’s Head of State for the first time ...

A replica of Locomotion No 1 will be used for a re-enactment of the 1825 journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway ...