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Troy Lennon has been writing histories for the Daily Telegraph since 1990 and has been editor of the history page since 2003.

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Sex scandal cost author name and social standing

Sebastian Melmoth lived out his days in France trying to escape the scandal of his real identity Oscar Wilde

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FILE - In this 1959 file photo provided by United Artists, Tony Curtis, left, and Marilyn Monroe are shown in the hilarious, milestone comedy,

Difficult Marilyn drove director Wilder on farce Some Like It Hot

The media turned out in force to a film opening in New York 60 years ago today to see Marilyn Monroe’s first film in nearly two years

‘Big Bang’ taunt made astronomer famous

It was on a BBC radio program that Cambridge lecturer Fred Hoyle first coined the term “Big Bang” to deride a theory of the origins of the universe

No space for the past in Haussmann’s Paris vision

Wrecking teams were pulling Paris apart, turning the city into a construction site so that George-Eugene Haussmann could rebuild it anew

Gang violence inspired hit ‘Manhattan opera’

When West Side Story tried out in Washington D.C. in 1957 the audience sat in a moment of stunned silence before leaping to their feet to yell their approval.

Door saved Gough from Labor firebrand’s punch

In 1960 during heated debate in the Labor Party over the government’s attempts to tinker with the Crime Act, Labor stalwart Eddie Ward took a swing at deputy leader Gough Whitlam. Ward was a fighter in more ways than one

Thomas Seymour lost head in quest for power

When Thomas Seymour went to the chopping block in 1549 he couldn’t avoid his fate despite having a brother who was regent and a nephew who was king

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**This picture has a scanned reverse - see associated content at the bottom of the details window**In 1919 Australian PM Billy Hughes announced an air race with a prize of 10,000 pounds for the first machine to fly from London to Australia in 30 days or less. Keith and Ross Smith completed the flight from Hounslow to Darwin in 27 days 20 hours.

Hughes’ Great Air Race was meant to shrink the world

When acting Australian prime minister William Watt announced a prize of £10,000 for the first successful flight from England to Australia it led to one of the greatest air races in aviation history

Movie tough guy kept punching off the screen

When the producers of Seinfeld wanted a taciturn, intimidating tough guy to play Elaine’s father they hired Lawrence Tierney, who proved just as intimidating in real life

German inventor had his head in the clouds

Ferdinand Zeppelin dreamt for decades of creating his own rigid balloon

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