Joyce Kilmer likes trees
to listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1918 the young American poet and soldier Joyce Kilmer was killed in France... Read More
Aldous Huxley’s psychedelic lifestyle
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1894 Aldous Huxley, writer and thinker was born. Though known for his... Read More
Louis Bleriot’s pancake landing
On this day on 1909 the French aviator Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly an aeroplane across the English Channel. The flight... Read More
Katherine Lee Bates sees the beautiful in America
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1893 was written the famous song ‘America the Beautiful’ by Katharine Lee... Read More
Alexander the Great was inspired by Homer
On this day in 356 BC Alexander the Great, of Macedonia in Greece, was born. Alexander changed the face of the civilised world by conquering... Read More
King Henry VIII sees his flagship ‘Mary Rose’ sink
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1545 the Mary Rose, flagship of the English navy, sank off the... Read More
J D Salinger, Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1951 the novel The Catcher in The Rye was published. Teenagers everywhere... Read More