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398 Épisodes

1. 31st July 1917: Battle of Passchendaele begins during the First World War, resulting in one of the muddiest battles of the conflict

   Publié: 31/07/2024
2. 30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur

   Publié: 30/07/2024
3. 29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada

   Publié: 29/07/2024
4. 28th July 1932: Bonus Marchers forcibly evicted from Washington D.C. by the Army

   Publié: 28/07/2024
5. 27th July 1794: Thermidorian Reaction begins in France with the arrest of Maximilien Robspierre

   Publié: 27/07/2024
6. 26th July 1948: Truman abolished racial segregation in the US military with Executive Order 9981

   Publié: 26/07/2024
7. 25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party

   Publié: 25/07/2024
8. 24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

   Publié: 24/07/2024
9. 23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt

   Publié: 23/07/2024
10. 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

    Publié: 22/07/2024
11. 21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt

    Publié: 21/07/2024
12. 20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

    Publié: 20/07/2024
13. 19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war

    Publié: 19/07/2024
14. 18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio

    Publié: 18/07/2024
15. 17th July 1917: King George V changes the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor

    Publié: 17/07/2024
16. 16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Publié: 16/07/2024
17. 15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

    Publié: 15/07/2024
18. 14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

    Publié: 14/07/2024
19. 13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

    Publié: 13/07/2024
20. 12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor

    Publié: 12/07/2024