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On This Day – 4 September

Posted on: Mon 4 Sep 2017

On this day in 1893, English author Beatrix Potter wrote the first stories of Peter Rabbit. She wrote the stories for a young boy who was ill at the time, it wasn’t until 9 years later, that the first book “Tales of Peter Rabbit” was published.

Also on this day in 1995, Xena Warrior  Princess debuted in the US. The television series is a cult classic that lasted 6 seasons.

Finally, Google was formally incorporated by two university students, in a California garage in 1998.

Jennie Lenman joins Breakfast producer Zoe Kounadis to tell us more.

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Images Soured: Wikimedia Commons

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