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Let's Bury Nelson
Episode 736
Naval commander Horatio Nelson became the first non-Royal to receive a full British state funeral on 9th January, 1806, when tens of thousands of mou…
2 years ago
Can You Smell Eggs?
Episode 735
In New York City on 8th January, 2007, an unexplained pervasive egg smell was reported.
Baffled authorities scrambled to try to work out whether it ha…
2 years ago
Meet Jekyll and Hyde
Episode 733
Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ was published in the USA on 5th January, 1886. It had been intend…
2 years ago
Dawn of the Hit Parade
Episode 732
Billboard introduced the first-ever pop music chart on 4th January, 1936. Catering to jukebox operators, rather than everyday music fans, the chart w…
2 years ago
The Siege of Sidney Street
Episode 731
A dramatic standoff between Metropolitan Police and Latvian anarchists unfolded in the East End of London on 3rd January, 1911 - when two men suspect…
2 years ago
Ronald Reagan: Hollywood's Governor
Episode 730
Former actor and SAG President Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as Governor of California just after midnight on 2nd January, 1967: the end of the begin…
2 years ago
Inside Barnum's Museum
Episode 729
Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2024 recalls Today In History in 1842 - the day P.T. Barnum opened his ‘American Museum’ in New York, replete wi…
2 years ago
Best of 2023: Captain Kidd: Pirate or Privateer?
Episode 728
We’re back with new episodes on New Year’s Day, but, before we finally turn our backs on 2023 for good, here’s Olly’s choice for his favourite episod…
2 years ago
Best of 2023: Richard I's Awkward Wedding Night
Episode 727
Arion’s favourite episode from 2023 is this romp from May 12th, the day on which, in 1911, Richard the Lionheart finally got hitched. His Bride? Bere…
2 years ago
Best of 2023: The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
Episode 726
This week we’re revisiting our favourite episodes of 2023, and Rebecca has chosen to replay our episode from 15th February, the day in 1969 when Mary…
2 years ago