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JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1973 the author and academic JRR Tolkien died. For most of his life... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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King Herod gets himself a bad name
On this day in AD 1 it is said that King Herod of Judea ordered the massacre of all children under the age of two... Read More