HistoryPod
En podkast av Scott Allsop
378 Episoder
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8th March 1736: Nader Shah formally crowned as the ruler of Iran, marking the start of the Afsharid dynasty
Publisert: 8.3.2025 -
7th March 1936: The remilitarisation of the Rhineland by the German Army under Adolf Hitler
Publisert: 7.3.2025 -
6th March 1933: Eleanor Roosevelt holds her first press conference as First Lady of the United States
Publisert: 6.3.2025 -
5th March 1946: Winston Churchill describes the post-war division of Europe as an ‘Iron Curtain’ in his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in Fulton, Missouri
Publisert: 5.3.2025 -
4th March 1890: The Forth Bridge in Scotland opened by the future King Edward VII
Publisert: 4.3.2025 -
3rd March 1938: First commercial quantities of oil discovered in Saudi Arabia after engineers drill Dammam Well No. 7
Publisert: 3.3.2025 -
2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
Publisert: 2.3.2025 -
1st March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park
Publisert: 1.3.2025 -
28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas
Publisert: 28.2.2025 -
27th February 1900: Labour Representation Committee founded, marking the start of what would later become the British Labour Party
Publisert: 27.2.2025 -
26th February 1935: Daventry Experiment proves the ability of using radio waves to detect aircraft, heralding the development of radar
Publisert: 26.2.2025 -
25th February 1932: Adolf Hitler gains German citizenship, having been stateless for seven years and unable to run for public office
Publisert: 25.2.2025 -
24th February 1868: US President Andrew Johnson impeached for defying the Tenure of Office Act
Publisert: 24.2.2025 -
23rd February 1903: US President Theodore Roosevelt leases Guantanamo Bay from Cuba in perpetuity
Publisert: 23.2.2025 -
22nd February 1797: The last invasion of Britain takes place, leading to the Battle of Fishguard
Publisert: 22.2.2025 -
21st February 1804: World’s first recorded locomotive-hauled railway journey takes place at the Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales
Publisert: 21.2.2025 -
20th February 1472: Orkney and Shetland Isles given to Scotland as a wedding dowry
Publisert: 20.2.2025 -
19th February 1942: President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, allowing the military to place Japanese Americans in internment camps
Publisert: 19.2.2025 -
18th February 1885: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” published in the United States
Publisert: 18.2.2025 -
17th February 1936: ‘The Phantom’ comic strip published for the first time, widely regarded as the first costumed superhero
Publisert: 17.2.2025
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