HistoryPod

388 Episodes

1. 10th August 1846: President James K. Polk signs legislation to establish the Smithsonian Institution

   Published: 8/10/2024
2. 9th August 1942: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, known as the “Leningrad” Symphony, received its premiere in the city under siege

   Published: 8/9/2024
3. 8th August 1925: More than 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan stage a march in Washington D.C.

   Published: 8/8/2024
4. 7th August 1947: Kon-Tiki expedition ends when the raft smashes into a reef at the Raroia atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago

   Published: 8/7/2024
5. 6th August 1806: Holy Roman Empire officially dissolved following the abdication of Francis II

   Published: 8/6/2024
6. 5th August 1962: Nelson Mandela arrested and jailed in South Africa

   Published: 8/5/2024
7. 4th August 1914: Woodrow Wilson proclaims US neutrality in the First World War

   Published: 8/4/2024
8. 3rd August 1798: Battle of the Nile ends with a decisive British victory over the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars

   Published: 8/3/2024
9. 2nd August 1873: The Clay Street Hill Railroad becomes San Francisco’s first cable car

   Published: 8/2/2024
10. 1st August 1981: Cable music television channel MTV is launched

    Published: 8/1/2024
11. 31st July 1917: Battle of Passchendaele begins during the First World War, resulting in one of the muddiest battles of the conflict

    Published: 7/31/2024
12. 30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur

    Published: 7/30/2024
13. 29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada

    Published: 7/29/2024
14. 28th July 1932: Bonus Marchers forcibly evicted from Washington D.C. by the Army

    Published: 7/28/2024
15. 27th July 1794: Thermidorian Reaction begins in France with the arrest of Maximilien Robspierre

    Published: 7/27/2024
16. 26th July 1948: Truman abolished racial segregation in the US military with Executive Order 9981

    Published: 7/26/2024
17. 25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party

    Published: 7/25/2024
18. 24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

    Published: 7/24/2024
19. 23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt

    Published: 7/23/2024
20. 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

    Published: 7/22/2024