Brutal end for pin-up boy of rebellion
AS he farewelled Fidel Castro and their comrades in Havana at the end of 1965, Ernesto “Che” Guevara recalled one of the questions asked when he joined the Cuban revolution in 1955.
Today In History
Rose Scott was tireless suffragette
After almost 30 years of agitating first for women to vote, then to raise the age of sexual consent for girls, Rose Scott championed one compliment above all.
Hans Heysen was master of the eucalypt
The young lad who made his way into the bush every Sunday became a master observer of the Australian landscape.
Tylenol killer still eludes Chicago police
Thirty five years ago a major hunt was underway for a killer who poisoned people using a popular pain killer.
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Music may have died but words keep fans enthralled
The music may have died almost 60 years back, but this week’s sale of Don McLean’s American Pie manuscript indicates his generation haven’t lost the cash to happily fork out millions for the memorabilia from their prime.
Stars happily stuck doing the Rocky Horror time warp
It was 1986 and Hollywood superstardom still a long way away when Russell Crowe donned eye-liner and head-to-toe leather to play Eddie in the cult musical.
Beating time in the race to reclaim sporting glory
Ploughing his way to a triumphant return after retirement, freestyler Grant Hackett joins international greats as Mohammed Ali, Pele and Niki Lauda, along with Australian champions Bob Simpson and Mark Occhilupo, on list of athletic fairy tales.
Wounds of Jesus gladly suffered by devout followers
The first documented case of someone showing wounds similar to those suffered by Jesus came centuries after the crucifixion.
Computer nerds’ rush job would change the world
There was nothing basic about the fevered code-writing that led to the registration of Micro-Soft in Albequrque, New Mexico, 40 years ago.
Hard day’s night being the first wife of a Beatle
He was a scruffy Teddy Boy who would go on to rock superstardom and she was a shy girl from Hoylake.
Never easy to follow host with the most
The job of taking over from a big star in a high rating program can be fraught with difficulties
Tax reforms had revolting outcomes
AS Joe Hockey looks at ways to reform our antiquated tax system he could learn from past tax collecting mistakes
Eric no stranger to pain and the blues
From a disaffected youth, Eric Clapton emerged as a guitar wizard to survive heroin, alcohol and cocaine addictions as he riffed with the cream of 1960s blues-rockers
Royal Easter Show went on despite war
A CENTURY ago in Sydney people were saying that the show must go on and so it did. Even World War I couldn’t cancel or dampen enthusiasm for the Easter Show.
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