HistoryPod

388 Episodo

1. 29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine

   Publicado: 29/10/2024
2. 28th October 1962: End of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Khrushchev agrees to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba

   Publicado: 28/10/2024
3. 27th October 1988: Ronald Reagan halts construction of the new US embassy in Moscow

   Publicado: 27/10/2024
4. 26th October 1860: Garibaldi hands control of southern Italy to Victor Emmanuel II

   Publicado: 26/10/2024
5. 25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first black general in the US military

   Publicado: 25/10/2024
6. 24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash

   Publicado: 24/10/2024
7. 23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War

   Publicado: 23/10/2024
8. 22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, after being captured with the aid of wireless technology

   Publicado: 22/10/2024
9. 21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade

   Publicado: 21/10/2024
10. 20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America

    Publicado: 20/10/2024
11. 19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War

    Publicado: 19/10/2024
12. 18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission

    Publicado: 18/10/2024
13. 17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Publicado: 17/10/2024
14. 16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris

    Publicado: 16/10/2024
15. 15th October 1783: Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier conducts the first manned hot air balloon flight

    Publicado: 15/10/2024
16. 14th October 1066: The Battle of Hastings fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson

    Publicado: 14/10/2024
17. 13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

    Publicado: 13/10/2024
18. 12th October 1931: The Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Publicado: 12/10/2024
19. 11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time

    Publicado: 11/10/2024
20. 10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

    Publicado: 10/10/2024