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America's Celebrity Child Soldier
Episode 830
Eleven year-old Johnny Clem formally became part of the Union Army on 1st May, 1863 - though he had already been participating as a Drummer Boy for t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Meet Mr Potato Head
Episode 829
The advertising industry underwent a minor revolution on 30th April 1952 when Mr Potato Head starred in the first ever nationally televised ad campai…
1 year, 8 months ago
Roget's Lexical Legacy
Episode 827
Peter Mark Roget waited until retirement to compile his personal collection of synonyms into a book for publication: the first edition of Roget’s The…
1 year, 8 months ago
The First Mountaineer
Episode 825
The Italian poet Petrarch hiked up Mont Ventoux in Provence on 26th April, 1332 - an event claimed for centuries to be the first time mountaineering …
1 year, 8 months ago
The Band of Gold Mystery
Episode 824
Rerun: Freda Payne’s banger ‘Band Of Gold’ sounds like a Motown record, but actually isn’t. Although written by Berry Gordy’s hit-making trio Holland…
1 year, 8 months ago
Jane Fonda's Workout
Episode 823
Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda expanded her repertoire beyond acting and activism into exercise videos on 24th April, 1982, with the release of her…
1 year, 8 months ago
Me At The Zoo
Episode 822
On 23 April 2005, software engineer Jawed Karim posted an 18-second clip of himself standing in front of some elephants at the San Diego Zoo – a vide…
1 year, 8 months ago
The 'Hitler Diaries' Hoax
Episode 821
Extracts from Adolf Hitler's long-lost diaries were brought to the world’s attention on 22nd April, 1983, provoking an international sensation - unti…
1 year, 8 months ago
Marathon Woman
Episode 819
Katherine Switzer became the first woman to officially participate in the Boston Marathon on 19th April, 1967, when, disguised in a hooded sweatshirt…
1 year, 8 months ago
Poland's Italian Queen
Episode 818
Milanese Princess Bona Sforza married the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Sigismund the Old, in Krakow Cathedral on 18th April, 1518 - making her the first …
1 year, 8 months ago