The writer of Mary Poppins
In 1964, the Disney film 'Mary Poppins' was released. It was based on the character created by writer PL Travers.Travers disliked the Oscar-winning Disney production so much, that she never allowed an...
27 Aug 20249min
Canada’s first UFO landing pad
In 1967, the small town of St Paul, Canada declared that they were a place that welcomed everyone, even the aliens. They did this by building a giant UFO landing pad, hoping to attract intergalactic t...
26 Aug 20248min
Spain's La Tomatina
In 1945, a fight broke out between two groups of teenage boys during a parade in the Spanish town of Buñol in Valencia. The boys ended up throwing tomatoes at each other. They decided to repeat the de...
23 Aug 20249min
India’s first female bartender
In 1996, an Indian government minister said that the work of women serving in bars "is not suited in our Indian culture”. There were protests and restrictions on women working in bars up until 2007 wh...
22 Aug 20249min
Argentina's five presidents in two weeks
In 2001, Argentina suffered an economic catastrophe so severe the country went through five leaders in two weeks. On the streets police engaged in battles with protestors. Eduardo Duhalde was the fift...
22 Aug 202410min
Nazis in Egypt
After World War Two, Egypt’s government recruited thousands of Nazis and their collaborators to bolster the country’s defence and security. This was part of Egyptian President Nasser’s efforts to mode...
20 Aug 20249min
The celebrity murder case that divided France
In 2003, the French rock star Bertrand Cantat murdered his actress girlfriend, Marie Trintignant.The attack happened in Lithuania where Marie had been shooting a film.Cantat was sentenced to eight yea...
19 Aug 20249min
Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings
Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian island of Bali on 12 October 2002. 202 people were killed. 28 burns victims were taken to Royal Perth Hospital, Australia, where plastic surge...
16 Aug 202410min
