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Moving to the White House
Episode 382
John Adams became the first US president to move into the White House on November 1st, 1800, even though construction work was still underway and mos…
3 years, 5 months ago
Casanova’s Prison Escape
Episode 381
One of Giacomo Casanova's most famous deeds was his daring midnight, cross-rooftop escape from the dreaded “The Leads” prison in Venice on the night …
3 years, 5 months ago
Welcome To Harvard
Episode 379
The life of Harvard University – the oldest institution of higher learning in the US – officially began on 28th October, 1636 when the Massachusetts …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Man Who Saved The World
Episode 378
Rerun. Soviet naval officer Vasili Arkhipov may not have the name recognition of Castro, Kruschev and Kennedy - but his actions during the Cuban Miss…
3 years, 5 months ago
Wyatt Earp's Greatest Gunfight
Episode 377
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral – a 30-second shootout between lawmen and outlaws – occurred on October 26, 1881, in the small US mining town of Tomb…
3 years, 5 months ago
Pepys the Philanderer
Episode 376
On 25th October, 1668, Elizabeth Pepys walked in on her maid and her husband – the inveterate restoration shagger Samuel Pepys – in a position so com…
3 years, 5 months ago
Meet Mr Blobby
Episode 375
Mr Blobby made his anarchic television debut on 24th October, 1992, in a new segment called “Gotcha” on the hugely popular BBC show Noel’s House Part…
3 years, 5 months ago
Welcome To The Guggenheim
Episode 373
Frank Lloyd Wright’s extraordinary Guggenheim building finally flung open its doors on 21st October, 1959, after a gestation period of two decades - …
3 years, 5 months ago
The Boy Who Poisoned His Granddad
Episode 372
Rerun. William Alnutt tipped arsenic into the family sugar bowl on 20th October, 1847 - and five days later, the 12 year-old’s sweet-toothed grandfat…
3 years, 5 months ago
Here's One I Snorted Earlier
Episode 371
Richard Bacon was sacked from Blue Peter after The News of the World revealed he had taken cocaine; an event which was explained to the show’s young …
3 years, 5 months ago