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1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill Today in 1775, The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early days of the American Revolutionary War. […]
An “exceptional” joint letter written by artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin has sold for more than $230,000 at auction in Paris this week. The letter, which dates from […]
1890 – Stan Laurel’s birthday British comedian and Hollywood star Stan Laurel was born on this day in Ulverston, England. Laurel started his career as a music hall comedian, serving […]
A 206-year-old newspaper featuring the first dated printing of U.S national anthem ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is up for sale at Christie’s this week. The incredibly rare copy of the Baltimore […]
1910 – The ill-fated British Antarctic Expedition begins On June 15, 1910, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s ship the Terra Nova set sail from Cardiff, Wales bound for Antarctica. The […]
The original cover artwork for Led Zeppelin’s classic first album could sell for up to $30,000 when it goes up for auction at Christie’s this week. Designer George Hardie’s artwork […]
One of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt remaining in private hands is heading to auction at Sotheby’s in London next month. The rare work is expected to sell for £12-16 […]
The guitar used by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s 1993 MTV Unplugged performance could sell for more than $1 million when it goes up for auction this month. Cobain’s Martin guitar […]
A remarkable private collection of every single D.C comic book published from 1935 to 2014 has gone up for sale at Sotheby’s in London. The collection of more than 40,000 […]
The fifth auction of coins from the legendary D. Brent Pogue Collection skyrocketed to a total of more than $15 million at Stack’s Bowers Galleries in Santa Ana last week. […]
Bernie Wrightson’s original endpaper illustration for the Marvel Comics adaptation of Frankenstein will be offered for sale at Heritage Auctions next month. The artwork will cross the block as part […]
A series of erotic sketches given by John Lennon to Yoko Ono as a wedding gift will lead a special sale of Beatles memorabilia at Omega Auctions in the UK […]
A previously undiscovered letter from King George VI to his speech therapist Lionel Logue will be offered for sale at UK auctioneers Wooley and Wallis next month. The handwritten letter […]
Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to the classic Beatles song Hey Jude will be offered for sale at Julien’s Auctions in New York next month. McCartney used the lyrics during the […]
