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It's war

Thursday March 20, 2003 - The United States launched the war against Iraq today with a "surgical" cruise missile strike near Baghdad 90 minutes after President Bush's deadline to Saddam Hussein ran out.Read

PM takes his place in history

Friday May 6, 2005 - Labour last night won a historic third term in Government despite losing massive public support.Read

So were you a 1959 beach dancer?

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Are you one of the graceful young ladies on Whitley Bay beach in this Journal picture from 1959?Read

Is that you in our photo exhibition?

Moments captured in time. During its 175 years, The Journal has snapped countless snippets of history from all over the North, detailed in amazing photographs throughout the decades.Read

Pictures open up history's window

Journal Culture Club members were last night treated to a sneak preview of the stunning exhibition of photographs going on display to mark our 175th anniversary.Read

Railways mark the birth of a new era

Tony Henderson takes a decade by decade dip into the Newcastle Journal as a century unfolded. If a week in politics and football is a long time, then so is 10 years in the life of a city and region.Read

Snapshot of a developing city

Tony Henderson on how the first Newcastle Journal provides a window on life in the region 175 years ago.Read

Our editor took some beating!

As The Journal celebrates its 175th birthday, Tony Henderson looks back on the early days - which take some beating.Read