History



July 7th - On This Day in History

226 BC: The Colossus of Rhodes is destroyed by future WWE wrestler Earthquake. 1307 AD: King Edward dies on his quest to find the first…


July 5th – On This Day in History

1687: Sir Isaac Newton, one of the smartest men in history, predicts the television show ‘Twin Peaks’. Even he is unable to grasp what’s going…


July 1st - On This Day in History

40,293 BC: Aliens land on Earth and decide to tinker with some monkeys. The results are disastrous. 69 AD: Year proclaimed nice by all. 1535:…


June 28th – On This Day in History

14081 BC: Sand is invented. It quickly gets everywhere. 751 AD: Birth of Carloman I, the first recorded superhero. 1838: The first episode of ‘Coronation…


June 21st – On This Day in History

8357 BC: Local pervert discovers that cows produce milk. 8356 BC: First report of lactose intolerance. 695 BC: Zeus apologises for craters on the moon…


June 18th – On This Day in History

362: Emperor Julian bans Christians from teaching in Syria. The average IQ of Syrians rises by 20-points as a result. 1172: German-born Elizabeth Windsor is…


June 15th – On This Day in History

1062 BC: Greece invents homosexuality smack bang in the middle of Pride Month. 212 AD: Birth of Jim Davidson’s sense of humour. 1214: King Kong…


June 2nd - On This Day in History

1267 BC: Man invents running after spotting a lion. 18 AD: Birth of Joe Biden. 1537: Pope Paul III bans curries after a particularly spicy…