Annie Kopchovsky cycles the globe
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1897 Annie Kopchovsky arrived back in Boston, Massachusetts to become the first women... Read More
Arthur Miller recreates the Salem witch trials
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1692 the last of 20 people were hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.... Read More
Virgil, Rome’s great poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 19 BC the Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) died. A shy and... Read More
The brothers Grimm write some stories
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1863 Jakob Grimm died, the elder of the German Brothers Grimm. A notable... Read More
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1911 the English novelist William Golding was born. In 1983 he won the... Read More
The Barrett Brownings combine
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1846 the poet and writer Robert Browning and the poetess Elizabeth Barrett decided... Read More
Hank Williams, emotional country singer
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1923 the American country singer and songwriter Hank Williams was born. He grew... Read More