385 Episodes

  1. 23rd February 1903: US President Theodore Roosevelt leases Guantanamo Bay from Cuba in perpetuity

    Published: 2/23/2025
  2. 22nd February 1797: The last invasion of Britain takes place, leading to the Battle of Fishguard

    Published: 2/22/2025
  3. 21st February 1804: World’s first recorded locomotive-hauled railway journey takes place at the Penydarren Ironworks in South Wales

    Published: 2/21/2025
  4. 20th February 1472: Orkney and Shetland Isles given to Scotland as a wedding dowry

    Published: 2/20/2025
  5. 19th February 1942: President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, allowing the military to place Japanese Americans in internment camps

    Published: 2/19/2025
  6. 18th February 1885: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” published in the United States

    Published: 2/18/2025
  7. 17th February 1936: ‘The Phantom’ comic strip published for the first time, widely regarded as the first costumed superhero

    Published: 2/17/2025
  8. 16th February 1937: Organic chemist Wallace Carothers is awarded a patent for nylon

    Published: 2/16/2025
  9. 15th February 1965: Canada officially adopts its national flag of a red maple leaf on a white square between two vertical red bars

    Published: 2/15/2025
  10. 14th February 1990: Voyager 1 creates the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ image of Earth

    Published: 2/14/2025
  11. 13th February 1945: Allied bombing of Dresden begins during the final months of World War II

    Published: 2/13/2025
  12. 12th February 1963: Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

    Published: 2/12/2025
  13. 11th February 1979: The Iranian Revolution overthrows Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran

    Published: 2/11/2025
  14. 10th February 1940: First Tom and Jerry cartoon, Puss Gets the Boot, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

    Published: 2/10/2025
  15. 9th February 1895: Volleyball invented by William G. Morgan

    Published: 2/9/2025
  16. 8th February 1950: The Stasi formally established in East Germany as the Ministry for State Security

    Published: 2/8/2025
  17. 7th February 1964: The Beatles arrive in the United States for their first appearance on national television

    Published: 2/7/2025
  18. 6th February 1819: Modern Singapore established with the signing of the Treaty of Singapore

    Published: 2/6/2025
  19. 5th February 1924: Greenwich time signal ‘pips’ broadcast by the BBC for the first time

    Published: 2/5/2025
  20. 4th February 1703: Forty six of the Forty-Seven Rōnin commit seppuku after avenging the death of their master

    Published: 2/4/2025

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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