On This Day – 25th of August
Posted on: Wed 25 Aug 2021
On this day:
In 1768, Captain James Cook departed from Plymouth, England, on his first voyage commanding the HMS Endeavour.
In 1950, director Akira Kurosawa’s film Rashomon was released in theatres.
The film’s premise is told mostly through conflicting witness testimonies as the mystery of a murdered samurai is uncovered.
In 1998, Fugees member Lauryn Hill released her solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn hill. It is the first hip hop album to win Grammy of the Year.
Producer Alex Capurso joins Breakfast’s Tom Mann and Zoe Kounadis to give us more details about these historic moments in history.
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Produced by Alex Capurso
