Spy’s guilt still in doubt a century on
A century ago exotic dancer and double agent Mata Hari was executed for espionage but she may have been innocent.
Today In History
Little Richard saw Sputnik as a sign from God
ROCKER Little Richard threw his gold rings, worth thousands of dollars, into an Australian river in a strange moment in rock ’n’ roll history.
Hero of Camperdown named Sydney suburb
MOST Sydneysiders know where Camperdown is, but how many know it is actually named after the Dutch town of Camperduin and a battle that took place 220 years ago today?
Monk was one of the fathers of modern jazz
WHEN a music critic said on show that jazz great Thelonious Monk’s style involved playing “the wrong notes”, Monk got wind of it. He called up the radio station and said “The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.”
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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.
Dapper general rose to greatness
ONE of our greatest generals in World War I was born in Ireland and served in parliament before heading into battle.
Aussie fitness gurus go from fit to wealthy
MICHELLE Bridges is not the first Australian woman to have made a name or a fortune telling people how to stay fit.
Money can’t buy the yeti or Loch Ness monster
BILLIONAIRE philanthropist Paul Allen has announced that he has found the wreck of the Japanese battleship Musashi. He is just the latest rich man to use his fortune to fund his obsession.
Hayne joins small group to have played in NFL
JARRYD Hayne has signed with the San Francisco 49ers, following in the footsteps of a very select few from Australia to have played at the elite level in the US.
Assassin’s creed part of Russian political makeup
NEMTSOV is not the first Russian politician to have ended up being silenced by dark forces in that country.
Germans first to thrill to sound of the Von Trapps
Within months of The Sound Of Music opening in Manhattan on March 2, 1965, the sound of money was clinking not only in Hollywood, but half a world away in Austria, where tourists queue for tours of “SOM” film locations.
Day we tuned into colour
IT was a long time coming, but on March 1, 1975 Australian “televidiots” could finally watch Grahame Bond’s overblown Aunty Jack transition to full, glorious colour.
From Olympic hopeful to homegrown screen hero
Aussie movie great Bill Hunter held the world freestyle record for just 10 minutes.
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