The day Castro kidnapped Fangio
WHEN Juan Fangio went to Cuba to contest a grand prix he did not expect to be held captive as part of a power play between Cuban rebels and the Batista regime.
Today In History
Journeyman Clapton was born to be blues
HE was known as “Slowhand” because audiences gave him a slow clap when they onced waited for him to restring his guitar. But Eric “Slowhand” Clapton lived the fast life
Peace symbol started life as anti-nuclear design
SIXTY years ago today British artist Gerald Holtom unveiled his anti-nuclear symbol that was later adopted as the global symbol for peace
Mystery of Winchester heiress’ house
Rifle heiress Sarah Winchester built a 160-room mansion with gothic spires to scare malevolent spirits.
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A face only a son could paint
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Police targeted by crude car bomb
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Brussels defied invaders for centuries
AS a major juncture between several large cities, Brussel’s history has been punctuated by invasion. But it has forged a path to become the political, financial and administrative heart of Europe.
Dissolution can be double trouble
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Historic chapter in US Cuba relations
BARACK Obama is only the second sitting US President to visit Cuba. The first was Calvin Coolidge in 1928.
Antonia Maury anniversary
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Ursula Andress turns 80
SWISS actress Urusula Andress wearing just a white bikini fairly sizzled as she exited the warm Caribbean waters onto a Jamaican beach. It was 1962, and a new star was born.
The sweet stuff that eventually turned sour
SUGAR has become a dietary demon, blamed for an epidemic of health issues. But when sugar was consumed in small amounts in its original form it was not normally a problem.
Mob lawyers who got in too deep
LEGAL minds help mobsters evade the law but sometimes they also end up with a price on their head.
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