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29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

  • 29th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Culture, England, Fire, London, Renaissance, Restoration, Shakespeare, Theatre

The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry VIII.

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9th May 1887: Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show opens in London

  • 9th May 2022
  • Tagged as: America, American West, Britain, Cowboy, Theatre, USA, Wild West

On the 9th May 1887, Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show opened in London at the American Exhibition in West Brompton.

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8th December 1660: The first woman appears on a professional stage in England in Othello

  • 8th December 2021
  • Tagged as: Charles II, Culture, Drama, Equality, Gender, Restoration, Shakespeare, Theatre, Women

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.

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18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body found after jumping from the Hollywood sign

  • 18th September 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, Death, Film, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movie, Suicide, Theatre, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/09-18-The-body-of-actress-Peg-Entwistle-found-near-the-Hollywoodland-sign-in-LA.mp3

The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los Angeles.

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11th July 1922: The Hollywood Bowl opens in Los Angeles

  • 11th July 2020
  • Tagged as: America, California, Culture, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Music, Theatre, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/07-11-The-Hollywood-Bowl-opened-in-Bolton-Canyon-near-Los-Angeles.mp3

The Hollywood Bowl opened in Bolton Canyon near Los Angeles.

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30th October 1938: War of the Worlds by Orson Welles is broadcast

  • 30th October 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Culture, Invasion, Mars, Media, Radio, Space, Theatre, USA
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10-30-War-of-the-Worlds-by-Orson-Welles-is-broadcast.mp3

On the 30th October 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds as part of the Mercury Theatre on the Air.

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