Judy Garland’s tragic search beyond the rainbow
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1939 the film Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood. Millions... Read More
Thermopylae, where the Spartans made themselves immortal
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 480 BC the battle of Thermopylae took place. A narrow pass some fifty... Read More
Nuclear bomb on Hiroshima brings regrets
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an... Read More
Lewis Carroll’s boat trip with Alice
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1865, the Rev Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), published Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. One... Read More
Daniel Defoe makes the novel fashionable
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1703 the novelist and pamphleteer Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for... Read More
The Rosetta Stone reveals Egypt’s past
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found in a village in Egypt.... Read More
Julius Caesar starts the fashion for dictatorship
On this day in 100BC Julius Caesar was born. Nearly two thousand years later, the name of this man still stands for power and military... Read More