How polio victim lived life to the full despite paralysis
A British man who refused to be confined to hospital after being paralysed is the subject of a new film opening on Boxing Day
Today In History
Johnson switched us on to Christmas lights
When Edward H. Johnson strung together some coloured bulbs and wrapped them around a pine tree 135 years ago he brought joy to many but frustration to some.
Death of Stooges creator still a mystery
Comedy actor Ted Healy, best known as the man who created the Three Stooges, staggered out of a nightclub 80 years ago and died under mysterious circumstances.
Russian secret police foiled British spy plot
WHEN British intelligence operative Sidney Reilly tried to overthrow the Bolsheviks he didn’t count on their secret police being so effective.
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Korean War hero defied injury to protect his men
When Major William ‘Digger’ James was injured during the Korean War he never let it dampen his spirits or his urge to help others
Berlin’s winter chill embraced first spy exchange of Cold War
In the cold sleet of a February morning in 1962, a New York lawyer and Russian KGB spy stood at opposite ends of the elegant Glienicke Bridge, connecting East German Potsdam to West Berlin.
How Glebe Island missed its chance to be a harbour gem
It could have been one of the most beautiful parts of Sydney Harbour but Glebe Island missed its chance, condemmned to remain an industrial wasteland
Miller took his most bitter work to the grave
When Arthur Miller died in 2005, obituaries noted he was survived by a son and daughter from his first marriage, and a daughter from his third marriage. Missing was any reference to son Daniel, born in 1966.
Terror in the sky: Civilian flights downed by the military
The tragedy of MH17 is the latest in a long line of aviation tragedies where civilians have lost their lives due to military error or itchy trigger fingers
Tube station’s bomb shelter became a deadly Blitz tomb
People fled to the safety of a tube station in Balham in October 1940 only to find themselves trapped beneath a bomb crater
Suave general won battles, hearts and a kingdom
This handsome general quit the seminary to join the military and won fame, glory, hearts and ultimately a bullet 200 years ago today
Napoleon’s suave general won battles, hearts and a kingdom Sons of liberty
This handsome general quit the seminary to join the military and won fame, glory, hearts and ultimately a bullet 200 years ago today
England’s ‘Joan of Arc’ nurse abandoned to firing squad
Convicted of treason for helping Allied soldiers flee Belgium, English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad at 2am 100 years ago today.
Gone in 90 years: Sydney’s lost speedways
ALL eyes are on Mount Panorama this weekend but Sydney’s revheads once got their racing fix a lot closer to home.
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