BBC News is the news division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and one of the largest broadcast news organizations in the world. Its origins lie in the first radio news bulletins read from the BBC's London station in its earliest weeks, when newspapers pressed the broadcaster to limit its reporting. The BBC at first depended on news agencies, and only gradually built up its own correspondents. Television news began in the 1950s, and the 24-hour BBC News channel started in the late 1990s. Today the division provides radio, television and online services, including the BBC World Service, and its reputation for independence has often been tested by political pressure.
Before and after
- from 27 October 1922 to 30 October 1922March on Rome
- 31 October 1922Birth of Norodom Sihanouk
- 4 November 1922Howard Carter finds the tomb of Tutankhamun
- 11 November 1922Birth of Kurt Vonnegut
- 14 November 1922Founding of BBC News
- 14 November 1922Birth of Boutros Boutros-Ghali
- 16 November 1922Birth of José Saramago
- 18 November 1922Death of Marcel Proust
- 23 November 1922Birth of Joan Fuster
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1918Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia
- 1920Christ the Redeemer
- 18 July 1925Publication of Mein Kampf
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.