Manson set on path to murder in childhood
A scruffy bearded cult leader turned from petty crime to murder based on his strange ideas about a global race war
Today In History
Alice steered her crew into legend on epic drive
Today it would be considered a merry jaunt but 110 years ago when Alice Huyler Ramsey arrived in San Francisco, it had been an epic journey from New York by car
Beatles strode out of studio and into legend
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr walked out of their studio and into one of pop music’s most recognised images
Standover man murdered at rival gang’s party
When a well-dressed man crashed a party in Darlinghurst it ended in a gunfight which ended the life of notorious gangster Guido Calletti
More Stories
France’s ‘dry guillotine’ a hell on earth for convicts
THE last surviving French ex-prisoners left Devil’s Island penal colony 65 years ago.
Artist dwelt in a dream world of his own design
OBITUARY: Learning to read the news upside down and back to front was a fitting first job for an artist who would be renowned for his absurdist and dreamlike creations.
Sex, drugs and scandal inspired Valley Of The Dolls novelist
LIKE the heroines who populated her racy novels, Jacqueline Susann wanted nothing more than fame and fortune.
Say a little prayer for Aretha Franklin
OBITUARY: She was known as the Queen of Soul but her ascent to the throne wasn’t an easy one. However, she earnt her crown with her prodigious musical talent, her powerful voice and an amazing generosity toward her audiences, friends and family.
Doctor’s name endures in disease he identified
Thomas Hodgkin has a disease named after him but in his day he found it hard to get recognition from the medical establishment
Things went better with Coke after creator died
ALTHOUGH John Pemberton originally invented Coca-Cola as a by product of his quest to find a gentler painkiller than morphine, it brought him little comfort as he died of stomach cancer 130 years ago today.
Author and reformer led an unorthodox life
WHEN the influential left wing Fabian Society was formed in 1884 there were some interesting founders including a woman who would become best known for her children’s books, Edith Nesbit
Police ‘recruit’ foiled Ku Klux Klan’s plans
WHEN African American police officer Ron Stallworth found an ad for information on the KKK he sent them a note, but he never expected to get a response
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.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/page/21