HistoryPod

387 Episodes

1. 17th November 1894: H. H. Holmes, one of America’s earliest serial killers, apprehended in Boston

   Published: 11/17/2024
2. 16th November 1793: Mass drownings begin in Nantes as part of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

   Published: 11/16/2024
3. 15th November 1917: Georges Clemenceau appointed Prime Minister of France for the second time

   Published: 11/15/2024
4. 14th November 1960: Ruby Bridges, first African-American to desegregate an elementary school

   Published: 11/14/2024
5. 13th November 1956: Supreme Court upholds Browder v Gayle to desegregate buses in Alabama

   Published: 11/13/2024
6. 12th November 1933: German referendum on withdrawing from the League of Nations

   Published: 11/12/2024
7. 11th November 1865: Dr Mary Walker becomes the first (and only) woman to receive the Medal of Honor

   Published: 11/11/2024
8. 10th November 1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates Dr David Livingstone in Africa

   Published: 11/10/2024
9. 9th November 1799: Coup of 18 Brumaire sees Napoleon Bonaparte begin his rise to power

   Published: 11/9/2024
10. 8th November 1620: Battle of White Mountain fought near Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years’ War

    Published: 11/8/2024
11. 7th November 1917: Bolshevik Red Guards take control of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg

    Published: 11/7/2024
12. 6th November 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the USA

    Published: 11/6/2024
13. 5th November 1605: Gunpowder Plot foiled when Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords in London

    Published: 11/5/2024
14. 4th November 1839: The Newport Rising armed rebellion takes place in south Wales

    Published: 11/4/2024
15. 3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution

    Published: 11/3/2024
16. 2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK as the world’s first regular high-definition television service

    Published: 11/2/2024
17. 1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of his father, Tsar Alexander III

    Published: 11/1/2024
18. 31st October 1922: The cabinet of Benito Mussolini formally takes power in Italy

    Published: 10/31/2024
19. 30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America

    Published: 10/30/2024
20. 29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine

    Published: 10/29/2024