Although the patent for the game was awarded to Darrow, it is now widely recognised that he was just one of many people who developed the complex design and rules that we now know as Monopoly.
The Exorcist is one of the highest-grossing films of all time, but originally opened in just twenty-six American cinemas.
The poem is significant for being the first source to give the names of Santa’s reindeer, as well as establishing the image of the jolly fat Santa that we know today.
On the 21st December 1913, the first modern crossword puzzle was printed in the New York World newspaper.
A Christmas Carol has never been out of print since but, despite the first run selling out within 6 days, high production costs due to his very specific requirements meant that the profits were smaller than Dickens had hoped for.
A Charlie Brown Christmas went on to win both a Peabody Award and the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children’s Program.
Theatre in England had been banned by the Puritan Long Parliament in 1642 but, following the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, the ban was lifted.
An Unearthly Child was the first of a four-part serial that saw actor William Hartnell take the role of the time-travelling Doctor Who.
Within two decades, Edison’s invention of the phonograph had spawned an entire industry built around the recording, distribution and sale of sound recordings.
UNESCO was created to promote international collaboration in education, science and culture as a way to contribute towards world peace and security.
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