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Thomas Edison recites a nursery rhyme

06 Dec 2019

On this day in 1877 Thomas A Edison made the first sound recording, reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb into his phonograph machine. Edison had been fascinated by science and nature since childhood. As an... Read More

Mozart’s funeral – for his pet starling

05 Dec 2019

On this day in 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died. Experts debate to this day the possible causes of his death and whether it was from natural causes or something more sinister. Certainly Mozart said several... Read More

Rainer Maria Rilke – ahead of his time in life and death

04 Dec 2019

On this day in 1875 the Bohemian Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke was born. Rilke travelled a lot through Europe and eventually settled in Paris; he was part of the amazing artistic maelstrom that existed... Read More

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