History Pictures

Over 16,000 personal items belonging to the victims of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, are being returned to the Auschwitz museum memorial.

He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 5 December 1927, while his father was studying at Harvard.

At 35.5 miles long, the Swiss railway line will speed passengers and cargo by rail under the mountain chain that divides Europe's north and south.

Princess Anne, Nicole Sturgeon and David Cameron were among those paying their respects.

Obama has become the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima 71 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city by US military.

US President Barack Obama is set to become first sitting US President to visit Hiroshima on 27 May.

At 8:15am on 6 August 1945, a 4,400kg nuclear bomb nicknamed Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 Superfortress bomber, the Enola Gay, flown by Colonel Paul Tibbets.

The 176 year-old stamps are so rare that they are taken under armed escort in a specially designed case with shock alarms and sensors.

The exhibition explores daily life 90 years ago, revealing some intriguing similarities and some inevitable contrasts.

Now in its 69th year, the festival is the most dazzling events in the entertainment calendar.

Fascinating photos captured in the early years of the 20th Century by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, a photographer and chemist known for his pioneering work in colour photography.

Victory Day saw hundreds of people come to various Soviet memorials in Berlin to pay their respects.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the bombing campaign, IBTimes UK presents composite images showing bombed areas of London during the Blitz, merged with the same scenes today.

The national day of remembrance lasts for 24 hours and corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar.

One year ago, Baltimore was plunged into chaos after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American who died after suffering a spinal injury while in police custody.

This year marks the 101st Anniversary of when ANZAC soldiers stormed the beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula.

IBTimesUK takes a look at some of the Queen's encounters with US Presidents over the past 63 years.

Ivorians celebrate with colourful masks, miss pageants and traditional dances.

The accident was a result of a mismanaged test at the Soviet nuclear plant, leaving clouds of nuclear matter spreading across the western USSR and Europe.

In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the eastern Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica, which was a designated UN safe haven.

IBTimes UK looks back at key events in the life of Fidel Castro and the relationship between the former Cold War foes.

A new book features 80 old black-and-white photos of Paris superimposed on the same scenes today.

The concrete bunker covers 8,700 square metres with 300m of tunnels.

The Torlonia collection comprises 620 statues and sculptures.

More than 250,000 photographs were found after the tragedy and were displayed at collection centres for owners to recover.

Women's Day recognises everything from women's suffrage to representation in politics and equal parenting.

The reason behind the plane's disappearance remains unconfirmed.

The billionaire tycoon's chances of clinching the US Republican presidential nomination are looking more likely than ever.

Africa's oldest leader has no intention of stepping down – despite being Zimbabwe's only president since independence in 1980.

The fierce battle to topple Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi began with anti-government protests in the eastern city of Benghazi, and a "day of rage" on 17 February 2011.