Roger Domeneghetti
25 September 2024
What sank the MS Estonia?
Thirty years ago, the sinking of the Tallinn-Stockholm ferry killed 852 people. But the truth about the tragedy has yet to emerge
Read the full article18 September 2024
A fistful of pasta
The rise and fall of the spaghetti western
Read the full article21 July 2024
The ghost Games
Hundreds of athletes and tens of thousands of fans were in Athens in 1906. But a hugely successful Olympics has now been stricken from the records
Read the full article10 July 2024
When Mussolini won the World Cup
It is a story that might sound familiar today: 90 years ago a football final was played as the shadow of fascism began to creep over Europe
Read the full article01 May 2024
Channelling energy: How the Eurotunnel was born
After years of false starts, the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week. Yet Brexit shows that it has failed to bring us closer to Europe
Read the full article24 April 2024
Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, 50 years on
In 1974, Portugal had the lowest wages and highest illiteracy in western Europe. Then came the Carnation Revolution
Read the full article22 November 2023
Versailles 1973: The World Cup of fashion
Fifty years ago at the Palace of Versailles, French and American designers went head-to-head as the likes of Liza Minelli, Princess Grace, Andy Warhol and Rudolf Nureyev looked on
Read the full article27 September 2023
When the levee broke
The Vajont dam was hailed as an engineering miracle. Then, 60 years ago, it was the cause of one of Italy’s deadliest disasters
Read the full article23 August 2023
The bank robbery that created Stockholm Syndrome, 50 years on
The hostage crisis that gave rise to the idea of a strong bond between captive and captor took place 50 years ago this week. But does the condition really exist?
Read the full article16 August 2023
Drama queen: The scandalous story of Cleopatra
Cleopatra invented celebrity scandal, wrecked marriages and careers and – 60 years on – is still the second most expensive film ever made
Read the full article31 May 2023
The rise and fall of Concordski
Russia’s supersonic airliner was a child of the cold war – but a fatal crash 50 years ago ripped through the veneer of Soviet tech superiority
Read the full article26 April 2023
The break point of Monica Seles
She was on her way to becoming a tennis all-time great. Then, 30 years ago, an attacker changed history
Read the full article22 December 2022
Good riddance to Santa’s racist little helper
Sint-Nicolaas will be visiting children in the Netherlands as usual this year – but Zwarte Piet won’t be going with him
Read the full article06 October 2022
Farewell my ugly: Naples and the fall of Gomorrah towers
The flats of La Vele were supposed to be the emblem of a utopian style of architecture. But they soon took on a very different identity
Read the full article14 July 2022
Europe’s wildest game: How Calcio Storico captivates Florence
Little known elsewhere, the brutal Calcio Storico is a 500-year-old annual tradition unique to the Tuscan city
Read the full article05 May 2022
Mouse on fire: 30 years of Paris’s Disney discontent
Europe’s most visited tourist attraction had a troubled start to life
Read the full article27 July 2021
The darker side of Britain’s golden summer
Images of Ian Botham with his bat aloft and the pageantry of the Royal Wedding have created a popular memory of 1981 as a summer of national pride for Britain. But the reality was quite different
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13 February 2021
The ultimate coin toss… the day Britain went decimal
Fifty years ago Britain underwent an overnight switch to decimal currency. Roger Domeneghetti reports on how it came about, and why its effects still echo in British and European relations.
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13 August 2020
Villa’s visionary: The manager with the short spell and long legacy
