HistoryPod

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~30 min episodes

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 November 1874: Elephant first appears as a symbol of the Republican Party in Thomas Nast’s political cartoon Third Term Panic
26 May
2
6th November 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at St Martin’s College of Art in London
26 May
3
5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term
26 May
4
4th November 1852: Count Camillo Benso di Cavour appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
26 May
5
3rd November 1957: Laika the dog becomes the first animal to enter orbit around the Earth
26 May
6
2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France following the Thermidorian Reaction
26 May
7
1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in a direct contest between the two horses
26 May
8
31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation
26 May

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