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The Strangler in the Ring
Episode 533
Evan ‘The Strangler’ Lewis took on English wrestling champion Jack Wannop on May 10th, 1888 at Chicago’s Battery D Armoury: the first, and much-antic…
2 years, 8 months ago
Meet Mr Punch
Episode 532
Punch and Judy shows, a staple of the British seaside, evolved from the ‘Pulcinella’ marionette shows performed by Italian puppet showman Pietro Gimo…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Teen Who Hijacked The Subway
Episode 531
Trainspotter Keron Thomas was just 16 when he impersonated a subway motorman and took control of an A train in New York City on May 8th, 1993. His ac…
2 years, 8 months ago
Renouncing King John
Episode 529
The Magna Carta would not have become law unless a group of Barons had first renounced their allegiance to King John on 5th May, 1215. Primarily prot…
2 years, 8 months ago
Debut of the Daily Mail
Episode 528
Rerun.
As British literacy rates surged to a new high of 97%, the time was right to launch a simpler, shorter, more readable newspaper - and Alfred Ha…
2 years, 8 months ago
Box Office Poison!
Episode 527
In a full-page ad published in the Hollywood Reporter on 3rd May 1938, the Independent Theater Owners Association blamed declining ticket sales on so…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Shapes in the Sky
Episode 526
Scientists from around the world gathered in Rome on 2nd May 1922 to agree on a definitive list of 88 constellations, which up until then had been an…
2 years, 8 months ago
Don't Call Me Bigot
Episode 524
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown dealt his party’s reelection campaign a massive blow on 28th April 2010, when during a meet-and-greet in the marg…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Duel That Shocked France
Episode 523
Rerun.
King Henri III of France had a favourite group of young courtiers – his ‘mignons’ (or ‘cuties’, ‘sweeties’, or ‘‘darlings’) – known for dressin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Murder In Lafayette Square
Episode 522
On 26th April 1859 Congressman Daniel Sickles’ claimed the dubious honour of becoming the first person in US history to successfully escape a murder …
2 years, 8 months ago