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America's Child Ambassador
Episode 1187
Samantha Smith, an 11 year-old from Maine, New England, left for the USSR on 7th July, 1983, as the personal guest of Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov.
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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…
9 months ago
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, …
9 months ago
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…
9 months, 1 week ago
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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9 months, 1 week ago
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…
9 months, 1 week ago
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…
9 months, 1 week ago
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. …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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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