Rise and rise of a monster
Few realised it at the time but the 1930 German election put the world on course for another devastating conflict
Few realised it at the time but the 1930 German election put the world on course for another devastating conflict
A crime wave in Sydney in the 1920s led to an outbreak of violence using cut throat razors
When Harry Houdini escaped the bonds of gravity at Diggers Rest in Victoria in 1910 he claimed to have been the first to fly an aeroplane in Australia, but in fact somebody had beaten him to it
Lt Harry Morant and Lt Handcock went to their death as a peace gesture between the British and the Boers
SOMETHING strange was happening to the waters of Sydney Harbour 150 years ago. It was later found to have been caused by an earthquake in South America.
BERTHA Benz’s eye on the road in August 1888 showed her husband Karl the possibilities of his prototype motor car.
WHEN the Louvre opened 225 years ago today it was meant to be a place where French citizens could see the treasures taken from the nobility and the Church.
WHEN people protested that Clare Dennis was showing too much shoulder blade at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics it didn’t faze her. She went on to win gold in the 200m breaststroke.
DIETICAN Lena Cooper was the first person to say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
WHEN James Randi was told off by Don Lane it helped publicise his cause for more critical thinking.
HE is most famous for saying that everybody would be world-famous for fifteen minutes
A CENTURY ago film star Pearl White, who died 80 years ago, jumped off boats and dangled from skyscrapers.
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