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Here Comes The Spanish Armada
Episode 1153
A naval juggernaut of 137 ships, 10,000 sailors, 2,500 guns, and 20,000 soldiers was launched at England by Philip II of Spain on May 28th, 1588: the…
1 year, 2 months ago
Fan-Dancing, Dwarfism and Microwaves
Episode 1152
Microwave cookery was first demonstrated by Ross Kilgore of Westinghouse at the Chicago World’s Fair, which opened on 27th May, 1933. But the event w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Exposing Italy's Puppet Masters
Episode 1151
The major political upheaval that befell Italy happened on 26th May, 1981, when Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his entire cabinet resigned.
This…
1 year, 2 months ago
Captain Kidd: Pirate or Privateer?
Episode 1149
Hanged for piracy and murder, sea captain William Kidd was executed in Wapping on 23rd May, 1701. From the gallows he proclaimed to the large assembl…
1 year, 2 months ago
Introducing Pac-Man
Episode 1148
Namco’s ground-breaking arcade game Pac-Man had its first focus test in a Tokyo cinema foyer on May 22nd, 1980. Created by 24 year-old Toru Iwatani, …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ed Miliband’s ‘Bacon Sandwich’ Moment
Episode 1147
Labour leader Ed Miliband awkwardly ate a bacon sandwich at New Covent Garden Market on 21st May, 2014. Mid-bite, eyes squinting, lips oddly parted, …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Accidental Vibrator
Episode 1146
When Hitachi launched their ‘personal massager’ on 20th May, 1968, they had no idea (or so they claim) that they were about to, um, go down in sex to…
1 year, 2 months ago
Harold Pinter vs The Critics
Episode 1145
Nobel Prize-winning dramatist Harold Pinter's London premiere of his debut, ‘The Birthday Play’ was detested by most critics - on 19th May, 1958.
S…
1 year, 2 months ago
Beau Brummell: Dandy on the Run
Episode 1143
Socialite, wit and fashion influencer Beau Brummell fled to France on 16th May, 1816, in order to escape his creditors, from whom he had racked up ar…
1 year, 2 months ago
Launch of the Sky Girls
Episode 1142
Ellen Church became the first ever airline stewardess on May 15th, 1930 - when she took to the skies with a Boeing Air Transport flight from Oakland,…
1 year, 2 months ago