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The Last Queen of Hawaii
Episode 440
On January 17, 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate, the first…
2 years, 11 months ago
Meet Don Quixote
Episode 439
Prior to the release of his book Don Quixote on 16th January, 1605, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes had previously been a soldier, a royal messeng…
2 years, 11 months ago
Henry IV and the Philosopher's Stone
Episode 437
It was today in history in 1404 that Henry IV issued the Act Against Multipliers, a ban on the mysterious art of creating or duplicating gold, more c…
3 years ago
The Cryogenic Rush Job
Episode 436
Rerun. Dr James Bedford became the first dead body to be cryogenically frozen on 12th January, 1967 – a day still commemorated in the ‘suspended anim…
3 years ago
BA's 'Dirty Tricks'
Episode 435
British Airways paid out one of the largest libel settlements in UK history on 11th January, 1993, for engaging in disreputable business practices, i…
3 years ago
How Rockefeller Got Rich
Episode 434
On 10th January, 1870 John D. Rockefeller took his first steps towards becoming the world’s richest ever person by forming his company, Standard Oil.…
3 years ago
Introducing Income Tax
Episode 433
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”, the American statesman Benjamin Franklin once said, but until 9 January, 1…
3 years ago
Rink-O-Mania!
Episode 431
Roller skates, most readily associated with the 1970s, were actually first patented in the US on 6th January, 1863, by New York furniture salesman Ja…
3 years ago
When Bonnie Met Clyde
Episode 430
America's most notorious outlaws, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, first bonded over a cup of condensed milk hot chocolate on 5th January, 1930.
The co…
3 years ago
Let's Build The Burj
Episode 429
The world’s tallest tower - Dubai’s Burj Khalifa - had its grand opening ceremony on 4th January, 2010, heralded with the launch of 10,000 fireworks.…
3 years ago