HistoryPod
En podcast af Scott Allsop
398 Episoder
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11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel
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10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth
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9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III
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8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris
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7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner
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6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers
Udgivet: 6.7.2024 -
5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand
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4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan
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2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight over Lake Constance in Germany
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1st July 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins, resulting in a decisive Union victory
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30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
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29th June 1971: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 disaster, resulting in its cosmonauts becoming the only humans to ever die in space
Udgivet: 29.6.2024 -
28th June 1969: The Stonewall Riots begin when New York City police raid the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village
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27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe
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26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
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25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel, invading South Korea
Udgivet: 25.6.2024 -
24th June 1947: The first widely-reported UFO sighting was made by private pilot Kenneth Arnold
Udgivet: 24.6.2024
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
