# Clare Vale

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Collision of the Unexpected: Trump, Vigdís, and Kelston's Ingenuity

Collision of the Unexpected: Trump, Vigdís, and Kelston’s Ingenuity In this episode of The Daily Time Drop, host Clare Vale unravels a tapestry of global historical moments that reveal the unpredictable dance between human endeavour and fate. We begin with former US President Donald Trump’s third …

Unlikely Sinks and Uplifting Triumphs

Unlikely Sinks and Uplifting Triumphs In this episode of The Daily Time Drop, Clare Vale takes us through a series of events that highlight the unpredictable nature of history. We begin with the Erfurt latrine disaster of 1184 in medieval Germany, a cautionary tale of politics meeting unfortunate …

Concorde Chases a Solar Eclipse for 74 Minutes

Concorde Chases a Solar Eclipse for 74 Minutes On 30 June 1973, a team of scientists aboard Concorde 001 achieved something remarkable: they chased the moon’s shadow across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, observing a total solar eclipse for 74 minutes instead of the usual seven. This fea…

The Barony of Arizona: How to Steal Eleven Million Acres with Fake Documents

The Barony of Arizona: How to Steal Eleven Million Acres with Fake Documents On 28 June 1895, a United States court delivered a verdict that ended one of the most audacious land frauds in American history. James Addison Reavis had spent over a decade claiming ownership of roughly eleven million ac…

The Auschwitz Escape, the First Rocket to Space, and the Sack of Baltimore

The Auschwitz Escape, the First Rocket to Space, and the Sack of Baltimore On 20 June 1942, four Polish prisoners dressed in stolen SS uniforms, armed themselves with stolen weapons, and drove out of Auschwitz concentration camp in the commandant’s personal staff car. It was one of the most audaci…

The Steagles: When Two NFL Rivals Merged Into One Wartime Team

The Steagles: When Two NFL Rivals Merged Into One Wartime Team In the summer of 1943, two struggling NFL franchises, the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, faced a wartime crisis. With most players called to military service, neither team could field a competitive side. The solution was …

The Last Great Auks and the Collectors Who Killed Them

The Last Great Auks and the Collectors Who Killed Them On 3 June 1844, three Icelandic fishermen landed on the remote volcanic island of Eldey and killed the last confirmed breeding pair of great auks. The birds were strangled, their skins sold to a collector, and their egg cracked and abandoned. …

From Game Show Scandals to Space Adventures

From Game Show Scandals to Space Adventures Explore the peculiar tale of Charles Ingram’s game show scandal on 10th September 2001, where coughs led to infamy instead of fortune. Then, travel back to 1980 when Libya and Syria announced an ambitious, yet ultimately fruitless, plan to unite. Fast fo…

The Five Thousand Percent Man and the Cabinet Duel

The Five Thousand Percent Man and the Cabinet Duel On 21 September 2015, the price of a life-saving drug called Daraprim rose from $13.50 to $750 per tablet overnight, a 5,455% increase that sparked global outrage and forced a national conversation about pharmaceutical pricing. Clare Vale unpacks …

Milestones From Exoplanets to Elizabeth Taylor

Milestones From Exoplanets to Elizabeth Taylor On this episode of The Daily Time Drop, we explore a series of fascinating events from history. We start in 1995 with the discovery of 51 Pegasi b by astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz. This gas giant was the first exoplanet found orbiting a s…