379 Episodio

  1. 7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

    Pubblicato: 07/07/2025
  2. 6th July 1988: Piper Alpha oil platform destroyed by a series of explosions in the deadliest offshore oil disaster in history

    Pubblicato: 06/07/2025
  3. 5th July 1865: United States Secret Service established in Washington, D.C., by the Department of the Treasury

    Pubblicato: 05/07/2025
  4. 4th July 1862: Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) first tells the story of Alice in Wonderland

    Pubblicato: 04/07/2025
  5. 3rd July 1973: David Bowie announces the end of Ziggy Stardust during a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London

    Pubblicato: 03/07/2025
  6. 2nd July 1881: American President James A. Garfield shot by Charles J. Guiteau

    Pubblicato: 02/07/2025
  7. 1st July 1979: Sony Corporation releases the Walkman portable cassette player in Japan

    Pubblicato: 01/07/2025
  8. 30th June 1894: Tower Bridge in London officially opened by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII

    Pubblicato: 30/06/2025
  9. 29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

    Pubblicato: 29/06/2025
  10. 28th June 1935: United States approves the construction of a vault to hold the country’s gold reserves at Fort Knox, Kentucky

    Pubblicato: 28/06/2025
  11. 27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

    Pubblicato: 27/06/2025
  12. 26th June 1794: French army makes the first recorded military use of an aircraft for reconnaissance during the Battle of Fleurus

    Pubblicato: 26/06/2025
  13. 25th June 1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a PhD

    Pubblicato: 25/06/2025
  14. 24th June 1509: Henry VIII crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey in London

    Pubblicato: 24/06/2025
  15. 23rd June 1757: British East India Company troops defeat the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey

    Pubblicato: 23/06/2025
  16. 22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

    Pubblicato: 22/06/2025
  17. 21st June 1675: Foundation stone laid for the new St Paul’s Cathedral in London following the Great Fire of London

    Pubblicato: 21/06/2025
  18. 20th June 1948: The Western Allies introduce the Deutsche Mark in the three western zones of occupied Germany

    Pubblicato: 20/06/2025
  19. 19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway

    Pubblicato: 19/06/2025
  20. 18th June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave takes place between miners and police officers during the UK miners’ strike

    Pubblicato: 18/06/2025

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