JFK’s sister Rosemary was given one of the first lobotomies
The Alfred Jewel: One of the most famous and mysterious treasures from Anglo-Saxon England
Aldous Huxley was George Orwell’s French teacher at Eton College
Prohibition and speakeasies in the US
Thomas Edison: the inventor and entrepreneur who lit the way
Jonathan Letterman – the unsung hero of the American Civil War
The “Kryptos” sculpture at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia carries an unsolved encrypted message
Actor, author, survivor: the resilience of Robert Clary
Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar for her role in ‘Gone with the Wind’, was requested to sit at a segregated table during the award ceremony
One of the largest Faberge eggs in history: the Bouquet of Lilies Clock Egg was an Easter gift to the Empress Alexandra Fedorovna
