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A cheeky condom from the 1800s steals the show at an Amsterdam museum
An unusual condom featuring a cheeky illustration of a nun and clergymen has made its debut at the Rijksmuseum, shedding light on the risqué side of 19th-century sexuality. This nearly 200-year-old artefact, thought to have been a brothel souvenir, offers a humorous take on celibacy and the history of contraception.
Some June 6 history: The 'Longest Day' and it's bloody slaughter on the beaches, an asteroid explodes
What happened back in the day on June 6.
Extremely bloody and violent World Cup football match and anarchists have a field day in the US
What happened today, back in the day
The peasants are revolting; know your place meddling woman or lose your head! and a murdering president
A roundup of events from today in history
LOOK: Willie Bester’s new exhibition turns found objects into forces of resistance
Visitors of The Koena Art Institute are set to be transported into SA artist Willie Bester’s unsettling world as the renowned resistant artist presents his solo exhibition at the institute.
Xhosa hero, a thorn in the side of the colonial invaders, meets his end
Interesting stuff from history that happened on May 28
Lost churches of Durban
In the Point Road area, one of the first churches to be erected was the old Christ’s Church in Bell Street in 1860 which had an unusual iron wall cladding and cost £400 to build. It was demolished in about 1902 to make for railway development.
A journey of peace: the significance of the Salt March
The march start will start on May 25 at the Gandhi Phoenix Settlement in Bhambayi, Inanda, at 7. 30am.
How Cape Town almost became a penal colony
Turning back the clock, how Cape Town nearly became a penal colony.
Thumba Pillay - the firebrand activist who became a judge
When he was once asked by a journalist whether he had ever considered emigrating, he answered "no" with little hesitation