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The world’s most famous cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, opened its doors in Paris on 6th October, 1889. Founded by Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, the ...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 10:02
Triggering a national and international outcry, the San Francisco school board issued an order on October 11th, 1906, requiring all Japanese and Ko...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 11:26
In this Sunday episode, exclusively for our CLUB RETROSPECTORS supporters on Patreon and Apple Podcasts, Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the st...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:51
The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must...
- Added: Oct 23, 2023
- Length: 09:33
King Henry VIII’s third wife, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, died aged just 29 on 24th October, 1537 - 12 days after giving birth to their son, future...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 11:09
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. became the first African-American general in the US Army on 25th October, 1940 - despite facing opposition from those who sa...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 10:07
Ten thousand spectators gathered by the side of the Thames on 19th October, 2003 to watch street magician/illusionist David Blaine come back down t...
- Added: Oct 17, 2023
- Length: 08:38
On October 18th, 1867, the United States formally took possession of Alaska, after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less t...
- Added: Oct 16, 2023
- Length: 10:04
The Invisible World of Manuscripts
- Added: Aug 15, 2023
- Length: 02:00
‘Disco Demolition Night’, the brainchild of 24 year-old shock jock Steve Dahl, caused mass hysteria at Comiskey Park, Chicago on 12th July, 1979 – ...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:43
Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned off the coast of Tuscany on 8th July, 1822. His wife, Mary Shelley, waited an agonizing ten days to disc...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:08
‘The Seven Wonders of the World’ *sounds* impressive, but could they do with an update? That was the mission of the mysterious Swiss-based ‘New 7 W...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:15
Sliced bread had never been automated before Otto Rohwedder unveiled his “power-driven, multi-bladed bread slicer” at Chillicothe Baking Company on...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:34
Who invented the hamburger? It’s almost impossible to know, given that mincemeat has been consumed all around the world, and for centuries – but Os...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:26
- Purchases: 2
Date-based history modules for broadcast May 1-5, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes.
- Added: Apr 25, 2023
- Length: 13:45
Date-based history modules for broadcast April 17-21, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Apr 06, 2023
- Length: 13:46
- Purchases: 1
Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.
- Added: Apr 05, 2023
- Length: 01:59
Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.
- Added: Mar 31, 2023
- Length: 01:59
“There’s so much that is mysterious about Bach’s Mass,” Bill says, and this week he attempts to demystify Bach’s grand work by setting its context ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 58:55
“There’s so much that is mysterious about Bach’s Mass,” Bill says, and this week he attempts to demystify Bach’s grand work by setting its context ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 58:59
“There’s so much that is mysterious about Bach’s Mass,” Bill says, and this week he attempts to demystify Bach’s grand work by setting its context ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 58:59
“There’s so much that is mysterious about Bach’s Mass,” Bill says, and this week he attempts to demystify Bach’s grand work by setting its context ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.
- Added: Mar 17, 2023
- Length: 01:59
Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.
- Added: Mar 17, 2023
- Length: 01:59
Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.
- Added: Mar 16, 2023
- Length: 01:59
