Phyllis Wheatley, slave and poetess
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1773 Phyllis Wheatley became the first female African born slave to become a... Read More
Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris aged... Read More
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley created Frankenstein’s monster
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1797, the author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born. Mary’s mother was the well-known... Read More
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1809 the American physician, poet, professor and author Oliver Wendell Holmes was born.... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech “I have a dream,” addressing... Read More
479BC the invasion of Greece by Persian emperor Xerxes
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 479 BC the invasion of Greece by the Persian emperor Xerxes was defeated... Read More
the surrealist poet and writer Guillaume Apollinaire was born
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1880 the surrealist poet and writer Guillaume Apollinaire was born. He is said... Read More
