Events Database

101 historical macro events · 2010–today

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DateEvent
Apr 2, 12Falklands war 30 years on and how it turned Thatcher into a world celebrity
Mar 24, 12The Falklands war couldn't happen today – we don't have enough ship builders
Mar 23, 12George Medal for Royal Navy officer killed while trying to stop gunman
Mar 21, 12Budget 2012: the key points in summary
Mar 20, 12Peru cancels Navy visit over Falklands dispute
Mar 18, 12Navy crew trial first new-look uniform in 20 years
Mar 18, 12Government plans U-turn on aircraft carriers as catapult costs spiral
Mar 9, 12Submarine officer on Official Secrets charge
Mar 8, 12Archaeologists find graves containing bodies of 5,000 slaves on remote island
Mar 3, 12Argentinian and British veterans on their Falklands war experiences
Feb 14, 12Anthony Pithers obituary
Jan 30, 12MoD signs £500m missile defence deal
Jan 22, 121,500 BAE jobs threatened at Portsmouth shipyard
Jan 21, 12MoD pays out £75m to redundant civil servants
Jan 17, 12Life on the ocean waves with Somali pirates - and it's pretty grim
Jan 17, 12Big job losses loom at Devonport naval base in latest MoD cuts
Jan 14, 12Somali pirates struggle against international crackdown
Jan 12, 12Gurkhas to be hit again as armed forces prepare to axe 4,500 jobs
Dec 31, 11New Year honours list: military
Dec 30, 11Thatcher warned of defence cuts dangers before Falklands war
Dec 18, 11Bonfire of the generals as 'top heavy' MoD cuts jobs
Dec 15, 11London Olympics security to be boosted by 13,500 troops
Dec 8, 11Royal Navy will allow women to serve on submarines
Dec 8, 11Women to serve on Royal Navy submarines from 2013
Dec 1, 11Royal Marines capture suspected Somali pirates after high-speed chase
Nov 29, 11MPs warn Royal Navy's carriers will be costly, late, and of limited use
Nov 25, 11Tyneside honours the teenage cook who helped to break the Nazis' Enigma code
Nov 16, 11Defence shambles threatens UK security needs
Nov 16, 11Harrier fleet sold to US military
Nov 7, 11HMS Liverpool homecoming marks end of UK action to protect Libyan civilians
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