Spies put atomic bomb in hands of the Soviets
When the Soviets successfully tested their first atomic bomb 70 years ago today it sent seismic and political shockwaves around the world
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Proud Zulu nation ended with fall of defiant king
As long as King Cetshwayo remained at large there was still a chance of resistance from the Zulu nation but the British finally got their man 140 years ago today
Real-life crime of passion inspired Chicago the musical
When Beulah Annan shot dead her lover in 1924 she could never have imagined the act would make her the basis of a character in a hit musical
Fuel crisis inspired Mini classic with a big heart
It was a little car designed to appeal to consumers during a fuel crisis, but the Mini Minor went on to be a major force in motoring
Pioneer private eye had own brush with the law
He changed the way criminals were caught but Allan Pinkerton had his own brushes with the authorities
World waited as Kursk crew drew last breaths
When a torpedo exploded aboard Russian submarine Kursk in 2000 it resulted in an emergency that captured the world’s attention.
Quest for North Pole doomed before it began
When pack ice sent George Washington de Long’s ship to the bottom of the Arctic sea he made a valiant but ultimately futile attempt to get all of his expedition team back to safety
Our forgotten bush poet was a great Scot
As a bush balladeer William Ogilvie stood on a par with Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson, yet today, in the land that inspired some of his best works, he is relatively little known.
Aussie hopefuls lost in Thames party tragedy
The Marchioness had survived Dunkirk but on August 20, 1989, met a tragic fate while cruising the Thames
Race stopped nation for all the wrong reasons
The horse was orange but needed to be dark brown to fool the stewards and that was just the start of the Fine Cotton fiasco
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