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May 2026

On This Day 1974, How a Hungarian Architect Created the Rubik’s Cube and Changed Popular Culture Forever
A scrambled teaching aid became one of the most recognisable puzzles in history, born from patience, intellect and quiet obsession.
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1932: The May 15 Incident That Pushed Japan Towards Militarism
The assassination of Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi marked the moment democratic politics in Japan began to lose its grip
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1878: Salem’s Second Witch Trial Exposed America’s Fear of the Human Mind
How a bitter feud, spiritual healing and courtroom hysteria turned Salem into a theatre of public obsession once again
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day in 1969: Monty Python and the Glorious Risk of Making No Sense
Six comic minds began turning British comedy inside out, proving that absurdity could speak more sharply than solemnity.
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day, May 8th, 1970: The Beatles’ Let It Be – A Farewell to the Fab Four
The End of an Era: How Tension and Talent Shaped the Beatles’ Final Album
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1253, William of Rubruck Set Out to Meet the Mongol World
A poor Franciscan friar crossed half the known world expecting to save souls, and returned with something Europe needed even more, a clearer view of its…
 • Eddie Gibbs
On This Day 1983, The Hitler Diaries Hoax Exposed The Cost Of Wanting History Too Badly
On 6 May 1983, a scandal built on forged diaries, vanity and haste collapsed under forensic scrutiny, reminding us that history punishes those who…
 • Eddie Gibbs
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