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Inside The Black Hole of Calcutta
When the East India Company surrendered Fort William (in modern-day Kolkata) to the Nawab of Bengal on 20th June, 1756, dozens of British captives we…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
It's A Royal Cock-up
Episode 1172
The Grand Knockout Tournament (also known as It’s a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event first shown on BBC1 on 19th June 1987, to an audience…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Amelia Earhart Flies To Fame
Episode 1171
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air on June 18th, 1928… but on this occasion didn’t actually fly the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Arrival Of Lady Liberty
Episode 1170
Still the tallest statue in the USA, the Statue of Liberty arrived from France - in no less than 214 crates - in New York City on 17th June, 1885.
Co…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
'Nureyev's 'Leap To Freedom'
Episode 1169
Russia’s brightest ballet star, Rudolf Nureyev, evaded his KGB minders and defected from the USSR on 16th June, 1961.
According to feverish newspap…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Marion Donovan: Housewife Inventor
Until the mid-20th century, putting nappies on babies involved folding and pinning cloth towelling, then pulling a pair of rubber pants over the top.…
7 months ago
The Second Mrs McCartney
Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in an extravagant ceremony at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland, on 11th June, 2002.
300 VIP guests wer…
7 months ago
The Very First 'Boat Race'
Episode 1164
The Oxford v Cambridge Men’s Boat Race has been an annual tradition since 1856 - but the first one was the result of a light-hearted bet between two …
7 months ago
Meet Donald Duck
Episode 1163
The Wise Little Hen’, the Silly Symphonies short from was released on 9th June, 1934 and introduced a new Disney character: Donald Duck.
With his di…
7 months ago
Digging Up Josef Mengele
Episode 1161
Notorious Nazi doctor, ‘Angel of Death’ Josef Mengele, spent the last twenty years of his life on the run. His remains were recovered in São Paulo on…
7 months, 1 week ago