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Britain Goes To School
Britain Goes To School

Episode 1067

The 1870 Education Act was the first to deal specifically with the provision of British schools. Speaking in the House of Commons, William Edward For…

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The Night of 206 Stars
The Night of 206 Stars

Episode 1064

The Rockettes kicked off a celebrity line-up including Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, Jimmy Stewart, Al Pacino and Miss Piggy at ‘The Night of 100 S…

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The 500,000 Year-Old Spark Plug
The 500,000 Year-Old Spark Plug

Episode 1064

The Coso Artifact - a man-made, cylindrical object apparently encased in a geode - was discovered by Wallace Lane, Virginia Maxey and Mike Mikesell w…

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The Forbidden City's Final Emperor
The Forbidden City's Final Emperor

Episode 1063

Henry Puyi, the six-year old Emperor of China, abdicated the throne on 12th February, 1912 —but of course it was his adoptive mother, Empress Dowager…

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The Monstrous Gerrymander
The Monstrous Gerrymander

Episode 1062

Elbridge Gerry, a founding father and governor of Massachusetts, rearranged the electoral districts of a map in order to give his Democratic Republic…

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Trouble at the Tavern
Trouble at the Tavern

Episode 1061

Violent ‘town versus gown’ confrontations have been part of Oxford life ever since the University was founded - but reached an ignominious peak on 10…

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Preventing Technological Surprise
Preventing Technological Surprise

Episode 1059

Inventing the internet and pioneering satellite navigation, U.S. government agency DARPA has had an illustrious history since being founded by Presid…

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Here Come The Minstrels
Here Come The Minstrels

Episode 1058

Blackface performers The Virginia Minstrels - replete with white clown mouths, oversized tailcoats, and bookended by tambourine and bones players - f…

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Too Mad To Rule: King George III
Too Mad To Rule: King George III

Episode 1057

George III’s mental incapacitation was formally recognised by Parliament on February 5th, 1811, when The Regency Act handed power to his son, the fut…

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Meet The Sims
Meet The Sims

Episode 1056

The debut of ‘The Sims’ happened on this day, February 4th, 2000.


Will Wright (‘Sim City’) developed an initial concept which revolved around architec…

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