HistoryPod

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About HistoryPod

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

Language: English
Type: podcast

Episodes(50)

1
7th January 1979: Pol Pot of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (Cambodia) overthrown when Vietnamese forces capture the capital city Phnom Penh
26 Jul
2
6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address
26 Jul
3
5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia
26 Jul
4
4th January 1642: Charles I of England attempts to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War
26 Jul
5
3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
26 Jul
6
2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan
26 Jul
7
1st January 1942: Declaration by the United Nations agreed and signed by the four major Allied nations during the Second World War
26 Jul
8
31st December 1853: New Year’s Eve dinner takes place inside a model of an Iguanodon at the Crystal Palace Park in south London
26 Jul

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About HistoryPod

Language: English
Type: podcast

Episodes(50)

7th January 1979: Pol Pot of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (Cambodia) overthrown when Vietnamese forces capture the capital city Phnom Penh

26 Jul

6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address

26 Jul

5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

26 Jul

4th January 1642: Charles I of England attempts to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War

26 Jul

3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace

26 Jul

2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

26 Jul

1st January 1942: Declaration by the United Nations agreed and signed by the four major Allied nations during the Second World War

26 Jul

31st December 1853: New Year’s Eve dinner takes place inside a model of an Iguanodon at the Crystal Palace Park in south London

26 Jul

+42 more — listen on the platforms above