HistoryPod

389 Episodes

1. 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

   Published: 7/22/2024
2. 21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt

   Published: 7/21/2024
3. 20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

   Published: 7/20/2024
4. 19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war

   Published: 7/19/2024
5. 18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio

   Published: 7/18/2024
6. 17th July 1917: King George V changes the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor

   Published: 7/17/2024
7. 16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

   Published: 7/16/2024
8. 15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

   Published: 7/15/2024
9. 14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

   Published: 7/14/2024
10. 13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

    Published: 7/13/2024
11. 12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor

    Published: 7/12/2024
12. 11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

    Published: 7/11/2024
13. 10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth

    Published: 7/10/2024
14. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

    Published: 7/9/2024
15. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

    Published: 7/8/2024
16. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

    Published: 7/7/2024
17. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

    Published: 7/6/2024
18. 5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand

    Published: 7/5/2024
19. 4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Published: 7/4/2024
20. 3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan

    Published: 7/3/2024