Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s life of exile
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1970 the Russian dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize for... Read More
Frederick Douglass fights for African Americans
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1838 Negro slave Frederick Douglass escaped from captivity in Maryland, USA. Douglass was... Read More
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
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
Virginia Dare, America’s first-born immigrant
To Listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1587 Virginia Dare was born, the first child of English parents to be... Read More
Joni Mitchell takes a taxi
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1907, the first motorised taxicab was licensed in New York City. It is... Read More
Nuclear Treaty brings hope
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in... Read More