Britannica

"5,000 East Germans managed to cross the Berlin Wall and reach West Berlin, while another 5,000 were captured by East German authoritiesand 191 more were killed during the actual crossing of the wall"

"The Romans built a small fort (c. 75 ce) there, where the Gloucester-Carmarthen road crossed the Taff, and strengthened it in the face of seaborne attacks from Ireland."

"The university was founded in 1451 by a bull of Pope Nicholas V on the petition of King James II of Scotland"

"The Cavern’s manager Allan Williams, booked the Beatles for a residency that led to their discovery by local department store manager Brian Epstein, who became their manager"

"Europe’s largest enclosed urban park. It is roughly ovoid in shape, with a land perimeter of 7 miles. in 1979 1979, 1.25m people gathered to hear Pope John Paul II speak"

"Guinness was founded when Arthur Guinness bought a small brewery in Dublin in 1759. At first the brewery produced a variety of ales, but in 1799 it was decided to concentrate exclusively on porter"