Pablo Picasso’s attempts at poetry
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1881 the painter Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. The son of... Read More
Yorktown – British army’s day of shame
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1781, the British Army under General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia thus... Read More
Brendan Behan, Borstal boy and author
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1967 Brendan Behan’s play Borstal Boy, based on his own life, was premiered... Read More
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
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