I’m watching Police Squad again. Every time a new treat to savour, a self-replenishing feast, a well that never runs dry.

William Shakespeare, world-renowned English poet, playwright, actor and the inventor of the 'Your mum' retort.

This is Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman and first Native-American woman hold a pilot's licence.

Also the earliest known black person to obtain an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1921.
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Placement is everything.

This is Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman and first Native-American woman hold a pilot's licence.

Also the earliest known black person to obtain an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1921.
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Easy mistake to make!

This lady explaining why English is so hard to learn would be phenomenal at Scrabble.

The Maharaja and Maharani of Indore were the epitome of elegance and extravagance in the 1920s.

From lavish soirées on the Côte d’Azur to their unique company of artists and celebrities, this gorgeous pair needs a film making about them.

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A slightly gorgeous tool from France for learning English vocabulary/grammar.

Karl (Carl) Moon was an American photographer active in the early 1900s.

Described as 'the last of the great early photographers to go west' his work focused on Native American subjects.

There are some outrageously beautiful portraits here
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Yves Saint Laurent's illustration of a costume for Roland Petit's music hall show spectacle 'Zizi Jeanmaire', 1963

'I used to be a brother but I'm not a brother anymore'

I watched The Iron Claw the other night having never heard of the Von Erich family or their story.

This scene absolutely did me in.

11 years ago today Prince William and Kate Middleton were married.

Happy Anniversary your honours.

'We will give the pets we love a pain-free, dignified, private death but we can't offer it to the people we love.'

Ahead of a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying later today, Dame Esther Rantzen shares how she thinks the change in the law could work.

#R4Today

She really could’ve taken the day off.

On this day in 1967, Muhammad Ali was stripped of his heavyweight boxing championship after refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Army.

Ali couldn’t see why he should risk his life for a country that wouldn’t treat him like an equal citizen.

The Maharaja and Maharani of Indore were the epitome of elegance and extravagance in the 1920s.

From lavish soirées on the Côte d’Azur to their unique company of artists and celebrities, this gorgeous pair needs a film making about them.

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58 years old and her 25th child? 😳

On this day in 1945 Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci were executed.

By the next day, their bodies were strung up outside a petrol station in Milan, but not before the locals disfigured their remains almost beyond recognition. #NSFW
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