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To hear Charlie Duke tell it, his life's most important moment did not come 50 years ago, when he became the 10th and youngest of 12...

The gradual process of decline that brought the Roman Empire to an end is one of the all-time favourite history topics. That a nation so...

Tucked away somewhere, maybe in a pocket notepad, scribbled on some paper in your wallet or buried in an obscure app you rarely use, is a...

If you follow the ongoing beef many popular scientists have with philosophy, you’d be forgiven for thinking the two disciplines have...

In 1887, intrepid reporter Nellie Bly pretended she was 'crazy' and got herself committed, all to help improve conditions in a New York...

In 1900, German chocolate company Hildebrands produced a series of postcards imagining the wonders of life in the year 2000. The...

On 25 June 1968 iconic comedian Tony Hancock was found dead in a flat in Sydney Australia after taking an overdose of sleeping pills....

June 21, 1675 — The foundation stone for St. Paul’s, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world, was laid on this day as work began...

Many will already be familiar with the story of the scumbag fascist leader Oswald Mosley, he rose to fame in the 1920s while serving as...

July 2, 1961 — Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel Prize-winning author, adventurer, war correspondent, bullfighter, drinker and all-round macho...

July 1, 1916 — The First World War Battle of the Somme began on this day – one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history and the worst...

Alfred Buckham's first ambition was to be a painter, but after seeing Turner's pictures in the National Gallery, he returned home and...

The London Guide and Stranger’s Safeguard against the Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets (1819), written by “a gentleman who has made the...

In Look Magazine issue July 4, 1939 you can read a story by William P. Hitler. It’s called “Why I Hate My Uncle”. William Patrick “Willy”...

In 1971, John Lennon wrote to Linda and Paul McCartney, a response that was triggered by a letter from Linda in which she had admonished...

In A Map of the Open Country of a Woman’s Heart – Exhibiting its internal communications, and the facilities and dangers to Travellers...

Looking for peace in the Sinai desert When Axis and Soviet forces invaded Eastern Europe and the Balkans in the early years of World War...

A century ago, one section of Vienna played host to Adolf Hitler, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Tito, Sigmund Freud and Joseph Stalin. In January...

Mosaic depicting a charioteer and horse from the Russata (Red) faction, 3rd century AD Athletes are justifiably pleased if they earn...

Irena Sendler is credited with having saved the lives of some 2,500 Jewish children in the Warsaw ghetto during the Second World War. By...

What kind of a blighted society turns the word “snowflake” into an insult?, I sometimes catch myself thinking, but then again, I’ve never...

In 1921, an outrageously clever French businesswoman and belle of the Parisian social elite created a scent that revolutionised the way...

Above the front windows of Motown Records' Detroit headquarters was a sign that read "Hitsville U.S.A." Placed there by Motown founder...

Geographical fun: being humorous outlines of various countries, with an introduction and descriptive lines is a 1860s book compiled by...