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Defeat of the Great White Hope 🥊

Episode 1185

Jack Johnson, the first Black world heavyweight champion, and Jim Jeffries, the so-called "Great White Hope", slugged it out in Reno, Nevada on 4th J…

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When Bowie Killed Ziggy

Episode 1184

David Bowie retired his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust live on stage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on 3rd July, 1973. To the surprise of most of his band, …

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Cecil The Lion: Trophy Kill

Episode 1183

Minnesotan dentist Walter Palmer killed Cecil The Lion on 2nd July, 2015; ending the life of a beloved and photogenic big cat, and kickstarting his c…

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The Walkman Effect

Episode 1182

Sony’s revolutionary cassette player, the Walkman, debuted in the USA on 1st July, 1979, costing $150. It went on to shift a staggering 450m units.

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Writing 'Gone With The Wind'

Episode 1181

Margaret Mitchell’s first and only novel, Gone With The Wind, was released on 30th June, 1936, and delighted readers and critics alike, shifting mill…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Meet The Black Donnelleys

Episode 1179

The deadly fight between Patrick Farrell and James Donnelly on 27th June 1857 kickstarted one of the longest-lasting and most violent feuds in Canadi…

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Scanning The First Barcode

Episode 1178

At a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, a packet of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum became the first ever product to have its barcode scanned - at 8:01 a.m. …

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The Playboy, the Architect and the Showgirl

Episode 1177

Architect Stanford White was shot three times at close range by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw during a performance of Broadway comedy ‘Mamzelle Cham…

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The Town That Danced To Death

‘Dancing Mania’ - in which people spontaneously danced to exhaustion, some until they broke their ribs and subsequently died, took hold of Aachen, Ge…

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Busting 'The Teflon Don'

Episode 1175

John Gotti, the infamous ‘Teflon Don’ boss of New York’s Gambino crime family, smiled as he received a life sentence in a Brooklyn courthouse on 23rd…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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