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Hollywood’s Favourite Dog
Hollywood’s Favourite Dog

Episode 318

Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd who starred in more than 27 Hollywood films, died on 10th August, 1932 at the age of 13. Radio stations around the c…

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The Not-Yet Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Not-Yet Leaning Tower of Pisa

Episode 317

Construction began on a white marble bell tower for Pisa’s new Cathedral complex on 9th August, 1173. Little did the engineers working on the project…

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When The Beatles Crossed The Road
When The Beatles Crossed The Road

Episode 316

Abbey Road was a street known only to North Londoners until The Beatles posed on the zebra crossing outside EMI Studios on 8th August, 1969. Photogra…

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The Girl in the Comic Strip
The Girl in the Comic Strip

Episode 315

Little Orphan Annie, Harold Gray’s plucky heroine, made her newspaper debut on 5th August, 1924. The iconic comic strip then ran for an astonishing 8…

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Dom Perignon Tastes the Stars
Dom Perignon Tastes the Stars

Episode 314

Rerun. Benedictine monk Dom Perignon is said to have discovered champagne on 4th August, 1693. 200 million bottles are now produced and sold every ye…

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Storming the Sacred City
Storming the Sacred City

Episode 313

Sir Francis Younghusband’s band of British troops reached Lhasa on 3rd August, 1904. Along the way, they’d massacred thousands of bewildered Tibetans…

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Don't Mess With Jeanne
Don't Mess With Jeanne

Episode 312

Olivier Clisson III was beheaded for treason on 2nd August, 1343 - an event which triggered his wife Jeanne to violently avenge his death for years: …

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Let's Do The Twist
Let's Do The Twist

Episode 311

Chubby Checker's "The Twist", the most popular single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, was released on 1st August, 1960.


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The Cult of Olaf
The Cult of Olaf

Episode 310

Viking King Olaf II Haraldsson was killed on 29th July, 1030, kicking off a campaign, led by an English clergyman, to declare him a Saint.


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Fingerprints Go Legit
Fingerprints Go Legit

Episode 309

#throwbackthursday William James Herschel, a British colonial magistrate in India, first used fingerprints as a means of identification on 28th July,…

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