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Fonzie Jumps The Shark
Episode 949
Rerun: Henry Winkler, an accomplished water-skier, had asked the producers of ‘Happy Days’ if he could showcase his skills on the sitcom. On 20th Sep…
1 year, 3 months ago
Let's Illuminate Blackpool
Episode 948
Rerun: Powered by steam engines, and positioned on 60ft poles along the seafront, the Blackpool illuminations were first shown to adoring public on 1…
1 year, 3 months ago
How the Paralympics Began
Episode 947
The first Paralympic Games - hosting 400 athletes from 23 countries - took place in Rome on 18th September, 1960.
But it was only known by this name …
1 year, 3 months ago
Mary, King of Hungary
Episode 946
Mary, ‘King’ of Hungary, was coronated today in history, on 17th September, 1382.
The Hungarian nobility had never had a female monarch, and did not …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Oklahoma Land Grab
Episode 945
The largest land rush in history kicked off on 16th September, 1893 - on Oklahoma's Cherokee Strip. Tens of thousands of people—horseback riders, wag…
1 year, 3 months ago
I'mma Let You Finish
Episode 943
Rerun: Kanye West was ejected from Radio City Music Hall at the MTV VMAs on 13th September, 2009, after drunkenly interrupting Taylor Swift’s accepta…
1 year, 4 months ago
Meet The Monkees
Episode 942
Rerun: NBC premiered ‘Royal Flush’ - the pilot episode of iconic Sixties pop-comedy show The Monkees - on 12th September, 1966. And the Daydream Beli…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Real Lord of the Flies
Episode 941
Captain Peter Warner and his crew made a startling discovery as they sailed past the uninhabited island of Atta in the Pacific on 11th September, 196…
1 year, 4 months ago
Leopold And Loeb: Life Plus 99 Years
Episode 940
Chicagoans gathered around their radio sets on 10th September, 1924 - to hear Judge John R. Caverly sentence wealthy teenagers and lovers Nathan Leop…
1 year, 4 months ago
OMG! From Churchill to Chatrooms
Episode 939
The viral phrase ‘OMG’ has a much longer history than you might think… first being recorded on 9th September, 1917, in a letter from Lord John Fisher…
1 year, 4 months ago