HistoryPod
A podcast by Scott Allsop
379 Episodio
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8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark
Pubblicato: 08/05/2025 -
7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention
Pubblicato: 07/05/2025 -
6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries
Pubblicato: 06/05/2025 -
5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years
Pubblicato: 05/05/2025 -
4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students
Pubblicato: 04/05/2025 -
3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities
Pubblicato: 03/05/2025 -
2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England
Pubblicato: 02/05/2025 -
1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt
Pubblicato: 01/05/2025 -
30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France
Pubblicato: 30/04/2025 -
29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard
Pubblicato: 29/04/2025 -
28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army
Pubblicato: 28/04/2025 -
27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy
Pubblicato: 27/04/2025 -
26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender
Pubblicato: 26/04/2025 -
25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said
Pubblicato: 25/04/2025 -
24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside
Pubblicato: 24/04/2025 -
23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria
Pubblicato: 23/04/2025 -
22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres
Pubblicato: 22/04/2025 -
21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty
Pubblicato: 21/04/2025 -
20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun
Pubblicato: 20/04/2025 -
19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War
Pubblicato: 19/04/2025
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