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Let it snow
As winter starts to finally bite and snow is starting to fall over the country, we look back to past winters and the big freeze of 1947.
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Guantanamo Bay
The prison camp at Guantanamo Bay may be ten years old this month, but its been around a lot longer than that. See how it used to look.
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Valentine's Day
We think this is a wonderful selection of images covering all things Valentine's from historical to kitsch and hope you do too.
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Kodak in Bankruptcy
American photography firm Eastman Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection for the first time in 133 years. Check out our snapshot of images.
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Royal and State Barges
The River Thames will be filled with boats led by the Queen's royal barge this year. We take a look at some of these vessels through history.
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Titanic 100th Anniversary
2012 marks the 100th year since the sinking of the RMS Titanic on the 14th April 1912. It is still regarded as one of the worst maritime disasters of all time.
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| Economist and political scientist Joseph Schumpeter was born on this day in 1883.
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Latest Newsletter
Read our February Newsletter: Early 20th century photography, RMS Titanic, St Valentine's Day and a new ME & You magazine
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ME & You magazine
Download and read ME & You, our new magazine with news about the library, fascinating features and project ideas.
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Anniversaries
Important dates from history and inspirational ideas and images to illustrate your stories.
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