HistoryPod

384 Episodes

1. 22nd June 1942: The words of the Pledge of Allegiance formally adopted by Congress

   Published: 6/22/2025
2. 21st June 1675: Foundation stone laid for the new St Paul’s Cathedral in London following the Great Fire of London

   Published: 6/21/2025
3. 20th June 1948: The Western Allies introduce the Deutsche Mark in the three western zones of occupied Germany

   Published: 6/20/2025
4. 19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway

   Published: 6/19/2025
5. 18th June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave takes place between miners and police officers during the UK miners’ strike

   Published: 6/18/2025
6. 17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal

   Published: 6/17/2025
7. 16th June 1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space on board Vostock 6

   Published: 6/16/2025
8. 15th June 1970: Trial of Charles Manson begins in Los Angeles, California, for conspiracy to commit murder

   Published: 6/15/2025
9. 14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States

   Published: 6/14/2025
10. 13th June 313: The Edict of Milan formally ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

    Published: 6/13/2025
11. 12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father

    Published: 6/12/2025
12. 11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

    Published: 6/11/2025
13. 10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire

    Published: 6/10/2025
14. 9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

    Published: 6/9/2025
15. 8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

    Published: 6/8/2025
16. 7th June 1832: The Great Reform Act becomes law, significantly changing the electoral system of the UK

    Published: 6/7/2025
17. 6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin

    Published: 6/6/2025
18. 5th June 1963: John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns following a political scandal caused by his extramarital affair

    Published: 6/5/2025
19. 4th June 1411: King Charles VI of France grants the exclusive right to ripen Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

    Published: 6/4/2025
20. 3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz

    Published: 6/3/2025