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Back to SearchWhen Sumo Came To London
Episode 1268
The Royal Albert Hall was the unlikely venue for the biggest Sumo wrestling tournament ever staged outside of Japan on 9th October, 1991. Around fort…
3 months ago
The Permanent Wave
Episode 1267
Hairdressers descended upon Oxford Street on October 8th, 1906 to witness Karl Nessler’s first public demonstration of his pioneering new ‘perm’ - a …
3 months ago
TV's Greatest Salesman
Episode 1266
Ron Popeil, inventor of The Pocket Fisherman, the Amazing Smokeless Ashtray, and the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler, was (satirically) awarded an Ig…
3 months ago
America’s 1st Train Robbery 🚂💰
Episode 1265
The Reno Brothers pulled off the first moving train robbery in U.S. history in Jackson County, Indiana, on 6th October, 1866.
Overpowering the guard…
3 months, 1 week ago
When Sinéad Shocked America
Episode 1263
Irish popstar Sinéad O’Connor tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance of Bob Marley’s ‘War’ on NBC’s TV show ‘Saturday Night Live…
3 months, 1 week ago
Meet Charlie Brown
Episode 1262
Happy 75th birthday, ‘Peanuts’! Charles Shulz’ iconic comic strip made its debut (although Snoopy had yet to appear) on 2nd October, 1950.
Peanuts w…
3 months, 1 week ago
Postcards - The Poor Man's Telephone
Episode 1261
A 12 x 8.5cm ‘Correspondenzkarte’, the earliest progenitor of the modern-day postcard, was created by the Austrian Post on 1st October, 1869.
Cheaper…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Shipwrecked Mr. Crusoe
Episode 1260
Literature’s most famous castaway, Robinson Crusoe, was washed up on a desert island - where he would remain for 28 years - on 30th September, 1659.
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What Happened To Couto Misto?
Episode 1259
A tiny microstate nestled between Spain and Portugal, Couto Misto existed for centuries until its dissolution on 29th September, 1864. The final act…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Yves Rossy: Rocketman
Episode 1257
Pushing the boundaries of human flight to hitherto unknown extremes, Swiss aviator Yves Rossy entered the record books on 26th September, 2008, becom…
3 months, 2 weeks ago