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
Paris is liberated intact
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1944 Paris was liberated intact after German general Dietrich von Cholitz disobeyed Hitler’s... Read More
Charlotte Bronte completed the manuscript of ‘Jane Eyre’.
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1847 Charlotte Brontë completed the manuscript of Jane Eyre. The longest lived of... Read More
Sir William Wallace, freedom fighter of Scotland was executed for high treason in London.
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1305 Sir William Wallace, freedom fighter of Scotland, was executed for high treason... Read More
The rape of the Sabine women
To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 750 BC the rape of the Sabine women is traditionally said to have... Read More
The first black slaves arrive in North America
To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1619 the first black slaves in North America were brought by Dutch colonists... Read More