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Back to SearchHow Lincoln Got His Beard
Episode 1273
Future President Abraham Lincoln had yet to grow his iconic facial fuzz when he received a letter from Grace Bedell - an 11 year-old resident of West…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mary Queen of Plots
Episode 1272
Accused of planning the assassination of her cousin Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots stood trial for treason on 14th October, 1586.
Mary’s coded lett…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Suffragettes... in the House!
Episode 1271
Margaret Travers Symons was the first woman to make herself heard in the British House of Commons - albeit without permission - on 13th October, 1908…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Governing Outer Space
Episode 1269
On 10th October, 1967 a treaty went into force that has gone on to become the backbone for all international space law – a United Nations-approved ag…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
When Sumo Came To London
Episode 1268
The Royal Albert Hall was the unlikely venue for the biggest Sumo wrestling tournament ever staged outside of Japan on 9th October, 1991. Around fort…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Permanent Wave
Episode 1267
Hairdressers descended upon Oxford Street on October 8th, 1906 to witness Karl Nessler’s first public demonstration of his pioneering new ‘perm’ - a …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
TV's Greatest Salesman
Episode 1266
Ron Popeil, inventor of The Pocket Fisherman, the Amazing Smokeless Ashtray, and the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler, was (satirically) awarded an Ig…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
America’s 1st Train Robbery 🚂💰
Episode 1265
The Reno Brothers pulled off the first moving train robbery in U.S. history in Jackson County, Indiana, on 6th October, 1866.
Overpowering the guard…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
When Sinéad Shocked America
Episode 1263
Irish popstar Sinéad O’Connor tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance of Bob Marley’s ‘War’ on NBC’s TV show ‘Saturday Night Live…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Meet Charlie Brown
Episode 1262
Happy 75th birthday, ‘Peanuts’! Charles Shulz’ iconic comic strip made its debut (although Snoopy had yet to appear) on 2nd October, 1950.
Peanuts w…
9 months, 4 weeks ago