Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, was a leading British newspaper proprietor who owned Associated Newspapers Ltd. He is best known, like his brother Alfred Harmsworth, later Viscount
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Transatlantic flight of Endresz György with Justice for Hungary – 15 July 1931
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The British Union of Fascists was a British fascist political party formed in 1932 by Oswald Mosley. In 1937 it changed its name to the British Union. In 1939, following the start of the Second World
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
…and the United Kingdom, and used his media influence to that end. He became known for his open support for fascism and praise for Nazi Germany and the British Union of Fascists, which contributed to the popularity of those views in the 1930s. After seeing his hopes dashed by the outbreak of the Second World War, he died in…
The Olympia Exhibition Centre in London, site of the party's 1934 rally sometimes cited as the beginning of the movement's decline
Italy's Duce Benito Mussolini (left) with BUF leader Oswald Mosley (right) during Mosley's visit to Italy in April 1933