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Kalashnikov's Killing Machine
Episode 581
The AK-47 assault rifle, the 20th century’s deadliest weapon, went into production on 6th July, 1947.
Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, then a 22 year…
2 years, 6 months ago
Jeff Bezos and the Infinite Bookstore
Episode 580
Rerun. Amazon, created in the Seattle garage of Jeff Bezos, was incorporated on 5th July, 1994.
Before Bezos had settled on the site’s name as a way …
2 years, 6 months ago
Victory Day For Housewives
Episode 579
Fourteen years of food rationing came to an end in Britain on 4th July, 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifte…
2 years, 6 months ago
When Bowie Killed Ziggy
Episode 578
David Bowie retired his alter-ego Ziggy Stardust live on stage at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on 3rd July, 1973. To the surprise of most of his band, …
2 years, 6 months ago
Debating Darwin's Theory
Episode 576
Thomas Huxley and Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, were among the prominent figures discussing Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution at the Oxfor…
2 years, 6 months ago
Eminem vs His Mom
Episode 575
Rerun. Marshall Mathers III, aka Eminem, was sued for defamation by his own mother, Debbie, on 29th June, 2000. The suit was primarily in response to…
2 years, 6 months ago
Amos 'n' Andy 'n' the NAACP
Episode 574
America’s first programme to feature an all-black cast, Amos 'n' Andy premiered on CBS on June 28th, 1951. Despite being based on one of the most pop…
2 years, 6 months ago
Meet The Black Donnelleys
Episode 573
The deadly fight between Patrick Farrell and James Donnelly on 27th June 1857 kickstarted one of the longest-lasting and most violent feuds in Canadi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Scanning The First Barcode
Episode 572
At a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio, a packet of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum became the first ever product to have its barcode scanned - at 8:01 a.m. …
2 years, 6 months ago
Bobbitt
Episode 570
Lorena Bobbitt cut off her husband John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis with a kitchen knife while he was asleep in their apartment in Manassas, Virginia on 23…
2 years, 6 months ago