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Richard II's Blowout Banquet
Episode 951
The most extravagant feast of the Middle Ages took place at the London home of the Bishop of Durham on September 23rd, 1387, in honour of King Richar…
1 year, 6 months ago
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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 months ago