How history, at least aspects of history, weave a strange web through time.
On this day, July 5, 1941 the German Army reached the Dnieper river, the river that is in our newspapers every day because of the Russia Ukraine war.
And two years later, this time July 5, 1943 the biggest ever tank battle in history to place in the Soviet Union in Kursk. To the surprise of the Germans they were defeated by the Red Army.
Another two years on, July 5, 1945 the UK held its first general election in 10 years, which was won by the Labour Party and Clement Attlee is elected prime minister.
In Paris on July 5, 1946 Micheline Bernardini modelled the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
Today there are celebrations across the United Kingdom to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service on July 5, 1948.
Europe was at last breathing a sigh of relief after the evils of war.
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