HistoryPod
Un pódcast de Scott Allsop
390 Episodo
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1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power following the overthrow of King Idris I
Publicado: 1/9/2024 -
31st August 1888: Discovery of the first victim of Jack the Ripper in London
Publicado: 31/8/2024 -
30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as the first African American Justice of the US Supreme Court
Publicado: 30/8/2024 -
29th August 1911: Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California
Publicado: 29/8/2024 -
28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm ends, prompting the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’
Publicado: 28/8/2024 -
27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Publicado: 27/8/2024 -
26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls
Publicado: 26/8/2024 -
25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson
Publicado: 25/8/2024 -
24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident sees the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down when Japanese fighters attack
Publicado: 24/8/2024 -
23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history
Publicado: 23/8/2024 -
22nd August 1864: Adoption of the first Geneva Convention governing sick and wounded members of armed forces
Publicado: 22/8/2024 -
21st August 1957: USSR conducts first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Publicado: 21/8/2024 -
20th August 1968: Warsaw Pact troops invade to end the Prague Spring
Publicado: 20/8/2024 -
19th August 1991: August Coup places Gorbachev under house arrest
Publicado: 19/8/2024 -
18th August 1933: Nazis reveal the Volksempfänger, a low-cost radio receiver, to the public
Publicado: 18/8/2024 -
17th August 1807: The North River Steamboat was launched between New York and Albany
Publicado: 17/8/2024 -
16th August 1793: National Convention of France agrees to the levée en masse, a policy of conscription during the Revolutionary Wars
Publicado: 16/8/2024 -
15th August 1941: Last execution at the Tower of London takes place when German spy Josef Jakobs is killed by firing squad
Publicado: 15/8/2024 -
14th August 1947: Partition of India begins with creation of the independent Dominion of Pakistan
Publicado: 14/8/2024 -
13th August 1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps
Publicado: 13/8/2024
The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
