On this day - 1 April
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
BBC broadcasts April Fools day spaghetti tree hoax
April Fools Day has long been celebrated on April 1st with practical jokes. On April 1st 1957, the BBC program Panorama broadcast a segment featuring spaghetti being grown on trees in Switzerland, leading to numerous members of the public seeking information on where they could find this spaghetti farm.
Panorama is a long running documentary program in the UK, with a focus on investigative journalism. This, combined by a voice over for the segment done by Richard Dimbleby, led to the authentic nature of the hoax.
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Formation of the Royal Air Force
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