2014:

German sausage makers are accused of forming a price-fixing cartel.

1917:

In 1917, the price of beer in England seems suspicious.

2014:

An illegitimate son appears for King Juan Carlos of Spain.

c. 1623:

Shakespeare rails against bastardy.

2014:

A production of Titus Andronicus is causing London theatregoers to faint in the aisles

1949:

Paris' Grand Guignol set the bar for horrorshows.

2014:A dance track addresses the recent West African Ebola outbreak.

c. 1858:New Yorkers turned to song to spread public health information about tainted milk.

2014:

A Scottish minister accidentally insults his countrymen.

1844:

Friedrich Engels laments the laborer's thirst.

2014:New Hampshire takes a Puritan law off the books.

1641:The Plymouth colony discourages extramarital activity.

2014:

A French tightrope walker sets a new record.

1876:

An Italian daredevil captivates crowds at Niagara Falls.

2014:North Korean haircuts get political.

1698:Peter the Great levies a hairy tax.