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Ramesses The Great Propagandist
Episode 268
Becoming Pharaoh at the age of 24, Ramesses ‘The Great’ II had his coronation on 31st May, 1279 BC - a fact we know because he had it chiselled into …
3 years, 7 months ago
Hershey and the Chocolate Theme Park
Episode 267
Hersheypark was created as a recreation ground for the workers and families who staffed the Hershey chocolate factory in Pennsylvania when it opened …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Queen's Punk Jubilee
Episode 266
The Sex Pistols’ anti-establishment single ‘God Save The Queen’ was banned by the BBC when it was re-released on 27th May, 1977 by Virgin Records - m…
3 years, 7 months ago
I Am Kaspar Hauser
Episode 265
When a ragged, peculiar-looking teenage boy was found wandering the streets of Nuremberg on 26th May, 1828, it triggered a centuries-long quest to di…
3 years, 7 months ago
The First Aboriginal Cricket Stars
Episode 264
The first group of Australian sportspeople to ever represent the country overseas were an Aboriginal team of cricketers, who began an acclaimed tour …
3 years, 7 months ago
The Wine That Won Over The World
Episode 263
California had virtually no reputation as an international wine-growing region until 24th May, 1976 - when 11 wine experts gathered at a Parisian hot…
3 years, 7 months ago
Demonstration? Defenestration!
Episode 262
Throwing people out of windows might seem a peculiar way to protest, but it’s happened so often in history, it’s got a special name: defenestration. …
3 years, 7 months ago
Knievel vs. Canyon
Episode 261
Motorcycling daredevil Evel Knievel had been keen on jumping the Grand Canyon since 1968, but never staged an actual attempt. On May 20th, 1999, howe…
3 years, 7 months ago
Rubik’s Magic Prototype
Episode 260
Over 100 million Rubik’s Cubes were sold in just a few short years at the onset of the 1980s - a phenomenon kickstarted on 19th May, 1974, when Hunga…
3 years, 7 months ago
Smearing Christopher Marlowe
Episode 259
Atheist, homosexual, heretic… the slurs levelled at popular playwright Christopher Marlowe came thick and fast after he was arrested on 18th May, 159…
3 years, 7 months ago