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Hello Francis, this is God
Episode 473
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone - now better known as St Francis of Assisi - attended Mass on 24th February, 1208, and heard the Gospel According to…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Dress That Launched Google Images
Episode 472
When Jennifer Lopez turned up on the Grammys’ red carpet wearing a green Versace dress on February 23rd, 2000, there was such a rush from the public …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Mistress and the Witch
Episode 471
Sorcerer and fortune-teller Catherine "La Voisin" Monvoisin was sentenced to death on 22nd February, 1680. She had supplied poisons and potions to cl…
2 years, 10 months ago
Birth of the Burglar Alarm
Episode 470
Entrepreneur Edwin Holmes installed the very first electric burglar alarm in Boston on 21 February, 1858, which deployed an electrical circuit that w…
2 years, 10 months ago
How Orkney Became Scottish
Episode 469
On 20 February, 1472, Orkney and Shetland officially became part of Scotland having been offered up as security for the dowry of the daughter of King…
2 years, 10 months ago
From Hitler To Herbie: The VW Beetle
Episode 467
Between 1908 and 1927, the Ford Motor Company sold 15,007,033 Model Ts, making the car the best-selling automobile the world had ever seen. That reco…
2 years, 10 months ago
Pope Gregory's Sneeze
Episode 466
Why do we say ‘God Bless You’ when we sneeze? Some historians trace it back to 16th February, 600 - and a decree supposedly issued by the pun-loving,…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
Episode 465
Mary Jane Jones, known professionally as Vickie Jones, was arrested on fraud charges on 15th February, 1969 after successfully impersonating soul leg…
2 years, 11 months ago
Let Me Be Your Valentine
Episode 464
Although the Roman Catholic Church continues to recognise St. Valentine as a saint of the church, there is some uncertainty about who exactly he was.…
2 years, 11 months ago
The 500,000 Year-Old Spark Plug
Episode 463
The Coso Artifact - a man-made, cylindrical object apparently encased in a geode - was discovered by Wallace Lane, Virginia Maxey and Mike Mikesell w…
2 years, 11 months ago