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
Today In History
Gangs ruled streets with just their ‘shaving gear’
A crime wave in Sydney in the 1920s led to an outbreak of violence using cut throat razors
Race to conquer skies took decades to win
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
Bush poet’s execution a sacrifice for peace
Lt Harry Morant and Lt Handcock went to their death as a peace gesture between the British and the Boers
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Tsunami from Chile earthquake reached Sydney
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 and her boys helped put women behind the wheel
BERTHA Benz’s eye on the road in August 1888 showed her husband Karl the possibilities of his prototype motor car.
Louvre housed spoils of king and his cronies
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.
Aussie’s cossie nearly cost swim champ gold
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.
How a flake changed way we eat breakfast
DIETICAN Lena Cooper was the first person to say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Ex-magician‘s top trick was unmasking fakes
WHEN James Randi was told off by Don Lane it helped publicise his cause for more critical thinking.
Warhol worth so much more than 15 minutes
HE is most famous for saying that everybody would be world-famous for fifteen minutes
The perils of Pearl’s movies demanded real cliffhangers
A CENTURY ago film star Pearl White, who died 80 years ago, jumped off boats and dangled from skyscrapers.
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