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Digging the Trenches
Digging the Trenches

Episode 1247


The start of World War I featured officers in white gloves, leading troops in neat lines, and cavalry charges complete with sabres and lances. But t…

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Barrett ❤️ Browning
Barrett ❤️ Browning

Episode 1245


The secret wedding of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning on September 12th, 1846, was witnessed by just two people. Elizabeth was so nervou…

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Let's Build The Pentagon
Let's Build The Pentagon

Episode 1244

Construction of the Virginia headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense began on September 11th, 1941 - spookily, the same date it was attacked b…

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France's Last Execution
France's Last Execution

Episode 1243

The guillotine claimed its last victim on 10th September, 1977, when murderer Hamida Djandoubi was executed in Marseille, his grim end marking the cl…

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Laughter, Uncanned
Laughter, Uncanned

Episode 1242

'The Hank McCune Show' - an otherwise unremarkable footnote in American TV history - became the first single-camera sitcom to deploy a pre-recorded l…

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Making Michelangelo's David
Making Michelangelo's David

Episode 1241


Now celebrated as the most famous statue in the world, Michelangelo's David was first unveiled in Florence's Piazza della Signoria on 8th September,…

7 months ago

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Welcome To Bavaria, U.S.A.
Welcome To Bavaria, U.S.A.

Episode 1239

oday, the small town of Leavenworth in Washington is known for its Bavarian-themed hotels, restaurants, shops and festivals, but when it was incorpor…

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The Quiz Show That Won The Jackpot
The Quiz Show That Won The Jackpot

Episode 1238


On 4th September, 1998, the debut episode of the world-conquering game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? aired in the UK. 

Initially titled Cash M…

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Who Invented The Air Fryer?
Who Invented The Air Fryer?

Episode 1237


Fred van der Weij, a Dutch electronics engineer with a craving for healthier chips, spent years tinkering in his garage to create the “frit air” - l…

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Queen Of The Cuban Sea
Queen Of The Cuban Sea

Episode 1236

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad was 64 years old when she became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage for prote…

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