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London's First Olympics

Episode 1233

After Mount Vesuvius erupted - and original hosts Rome pulled out - the British Olympic council sent a letter, dated 19th November, 1906, agreeing to…

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William Tell's Apple Adventures

Episode 1232

Switzerland’s most famous archer shot fruit off his own son’s head on 18th November, 1307. Or did he? 

‘Chronicon Helveticum’ by Aegidius Tschudi, f…

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The Star Wars Holiday Horror

Episode 1231


The bizarre, incoherent ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ was broadcast only once, on 17th November, 1978. Despite CBS signing up the stars of the origina…

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Let's Go On Strike

Episode 1299

Workers involved in tomb construction in the Valley of the Kings staged the earliest recorded strike in history on 14th November, 1157 B.C. Having no…

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Big Ben's First BONGGGG

Episode 1298

Westminer’s most famous landmark, Big Ben, bongggged for the first time on 13th November, 1856, outside the not-yet-finished House of Commons. London…

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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze

Episode 1297

Jules Leotard first somersaulted off a trapeze at Cirque Napoléon in Paris on 12th November, 1859. His act inspired gymnasts and circus performers th…

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Alice Chaucer, Three Times A Wife

Episode 1296

Geoffrey Chaucer’s granddaughter Alice was first married at the age of 11. She was granted a license to marry her third husband on 11th November, 143…

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How To Get To Sesame Street

Episode 1295


Big Bird, Oscar and Bert & Ernie were first introduced to America’s children on 10th November, 1969, when Sesame Street made its small-screen debut.…

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Meteorite!

Episode 1293

The first meteorite to crash land into Earth - and have its date recorded - impacted the hamlet of Ensisheim (in modern-day France, then Austria) on …

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How '24' Changed TV

Episode 1292

Real-time thriller ‘24’, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, debuted on Fox on 6th November, 2001. The show’s use of split screens, constant te…

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