More than 200 years and 55,000 editions later, The Scotsman has covered every major world, national and Scottish event in its pages – and now online.
Here we look back at some of the most memorable stories and front pages from our long history.
![The death of John Lennon, 1980](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ0YzU1ZjdmLTA5YWEtNDZkZi1hNjQyLTZkNDI4MDFiNzA3Zjo1OTFlNWM1YS01ODU3LTQ3ZGItOTI4NC1mNjdlNTYwNWFkY2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![The devolution votes in 1979 and 1997](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjJkOGFmZjhkLTEwODktNDk3OC05OTRiLWE5ZTY5MTNiMzY2ZDo0YTU1Y2UzMC1jOWU4LTRkYjEtYTc1Ni03YmE2ZmI4NDYyZTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Aberdeen defeat Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmY2MTY2Yjc2LTVmYmYtNGVjOC04YmUwLTRkM2Q0ZjBlM2NlZDpjZThmNWQ3MC1hZTFhLTQ3ODEtYWI0Yi03ZjRhMDkxZGUwYWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
7. Aberdeen win in Europe
Aberdeen defeat Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 Photo: scotsman archive
![The Pipe Alpha tragedy, July, 1988](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmViMDk5ZDE1LTU4MDItNDJkOC1iODhiLWY3Y2QzMmJhNjdiZjpmN2YzYjNkNy0xY2Q3LTQyOTMtOWI3OS05Yzk4Y2FkZDEyZmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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