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Balloons With Bombs On
Episode 925
Rerun: The world’s first notable air raid occurred on 22nd August, 1849, when the Austrian Army attacked Venice using a fleet of 200 miniature hot ai…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Voodoo Revolution
Episode 924
The creation of Haiti was the culmination of a slave revolt that began on a stormy night in the dense woods of Bois Caïman in Saint-Domingue, on 21st…
1 year, 4 months ago
Never In The Field Of Human Conflict
Episode 923
Winston Churchill had only been Prime Minister for three months when, on 20th August, 1940, he delivered ‘The Few’ - one of his most iconic speeches …
1 year, 4 months ago
Creating The Soap Box Derby
Episode 922
A whopping 40,000 spectators gathered at Burkhart Hill in Dayton, Ohio, to witness the first-ever All American Soapbox Derby on August 19th, 1934. Hu…
1 year, 4 months ago
On Tour with the Siamese Twins
Episode 920
Rerun: Conjoined teenagers Chang and Eng Bunker began their world tour in Boston, Massachusetts on 16th August, 1829.
‘Discovered’ by Scotsman Robert …
1 year, 4 months ago
America's Nazi Summer Camps
Episode 919
Rerun: Camp Siegfried hosted a ‘Nazi Camp Fete’ for 40,000 attendees on 15th August, 1938. The Summer resort, on Yaphank, Long Island, was the epicen…
1 year, 5 months ago
Inside The Stanford Prison Experiment
Episode 917
The Stanford Prison Experiment, created by Philip Zimbardo, began on 14th August, 1971.
24 male college students volunteered to be assigned roles as …
1 year, 5 months ago
The 'Mock' Battle of Manila
Episode 917
The ‘mock’ battle of Manila took place on 13th August, 1898, when the Spanish Army attempted to save face by staging a low-impact fight with the Amer…
1 year, 5 months ago
Singer's Sewing Machine
Episode 916
Isaac Singer's iteration of a mechanised sewing machine received US Patent Number 8294 on 12th August, 1851.
By refining an existing design by Elias …
1 year, 5 months ago
Britain's First Nudist Beach
Episode 914
Rerun: Black Rock - a 200-yard strip of pebbly beach in Brighton - was first set aside for naked bathers on 9th August, 1979. It came after a campaig…
1 year, 5 months ago