Topic: Clement Attlee

Queen had to say yes to Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament

Voices // 5 years ago

Queen had to say yes to Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament

When Queen Elizabeth II agreed to suspend Parliament, she gave British Prime Minister Boris Johnson what he wanted.

U.S.-Russia summits of the past produced towering highs, icy lows

World News // 7 years ago

U.S.-Russia summits of the past produced towering highs, icy lows

When they meet next week in Finland, U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin will continue a long tradition of summits between the two countries

The Almanac

Top News // 8 years ago

On Jan. 3, 1944, USMC fighter ace Pappy Boyington is shot down over the Pacific by Japanese pilot Masajiro Kawato.

Letter signed by China's Mao Zedong sells for $900,000

World News // 9 years ago

Letter signed by China's Mao Zedong sells for $900,000

A typed letter from 1937 signed by Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong sold for $918,000 at Sotheby's, far surpassing estimates.

The Almanac

Top News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015

Odd News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

MPs told to stop touching statues of former prime ministers

Statues of former prime ministers in the British House of Commons need protection from members of Parliament who touch them for luck, leaders say.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008.