Couple transform their 1930s semi-detached house on Your Home Made Perfect

A couple transformed their cramped 1930s family home on last night’s episode of Your Home Made Perfect.  Civil servants Lisa and Judy spent £110,000 completely renovating the two-storey property in Gosport, Hampshire, to make it bigger, brighter and more modern after growing tired of the lack of space and natural light downstairs. They enlisted the … Read more

Inside shocking 1930s trial of socialite Ann Cooper Hewitt who sued her mother

A shocking new book has revisited the 1930s trial where socialite Ann Cooper Hewitt sued her abusive mother for $500 million for having her sterilized without her consent to deprive her of her inheritance from her millionaire inventor father. In 1920, aged three-years-old, Ann Cooper Hewitt, the daughter of engineer and inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt, was caught with … Read more

Inside shocking 1930s trial of socialite Ann Cooper Hewitt who sued her mother

A shocking new book has revisited the 1930s trial where socialite Ann Cooper Hewitt sued her abusive mother for $500 million for having her sterilized without her consent to deprive her of her inheritance from her millionaire inventor father. In 1920, aged three-years-old, Ann Cooper Hewitt, the daughter of engineer and inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt, was caught with … Read more

Original Monopoly game prices were based on segregated 1930s Atlantic City, author says 

The original Monopoly board game was inspired by segregated Atlantic City in the 1930s with property prices reflecting deep racial disparities between white and black residents, an author has claimed.   Mary Pilon, who wrote her book The Monopolists about the hidden history of the beloved board game in 2015, argued that it’s property values ‘reflect … Read more

Covid could drag world back to the 1930s, Britain’s military chief warns 

Covid pandemic could drag world back to the 1930s as countries throw up nationalist barriers, Britain’s military chief General Sir Nick Carter warns The Chief of the Defence Staff fears global tensions and nationalism will rise He said the ensuing economic crisis could lead to global security challenges The 1930s saw the Great Depression, leading … Read more

Covid could drag world back to the 1930s, Britain’s military chief warns 

Covid pandemic could drag world back to the 1930s as countries throw up nationalist barriers, Britain’s military chief General Sir Nick Carter warns The Chief of the Defence Staff fears global tensions and nationalism will rise He said the ensuing economic crisis could lead to global security challenges The 1930s saw the Great Depression, leading … Read more

Dame Judi Dench reveals she was named by a famous 1930s MEDIUM

Dame Judi Dench reveals she was named by a famous 1930s MEDIUM and that she believes in the spirit world due to ‘experiences she’s had’ By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 10:04 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 10:04 GMT, 4 January 2021  Dame Judi Dench has revealed she was named by a famous 1930s … Read more

IMF warns slump will be worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s 

The £7 trillion cost of the Great Lockdown: IMF warns slump will be worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s By Ruth Sunderland Business Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 23:07 BST, 14 April 2020 The economic slump from the deadly coronavirus will be the worst since … Read more