HistoryPod

398 Épisodes

1. 11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

   Publié: 11/07/2024
2. 10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth

   Publié: 10/07/2024
3. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

   Publié: 09/07/2024
4. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

   Publié: 08/07/2024
5. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

   Publié: 07/07/2024
6. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

   Publié: 06/07/2024
7. 5th July 1937: SPAM, the canned cooked pork, first introduced by Hormel Foods Corporation @SPAMbrand

   Publié: 05/07/2024
8. 4th July 1918: Mehmed VI ascends to the throne as the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

   Publié: 04/07/2024
9. 3rd July 1979: President Jimmy Carter authorises $500,000 to aid the mujahideen in Afghanistan

   Publié: 03/07/2024
10. 2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first rigid Zeppelin airship, makes its maiden flight over Lake Constance in Germany

    Publié: 02/07/2024
11. 1st July 1863: The Battle of Gettysburg begins, resulting in a decisive Union victory

    Publié: 01/07/2024
12. 30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope

    Publié: 30/06/2024
13. 29th June 1971: Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 11 disaster, resulting in its cosmonauts becoming the only humans to ever die in space

    Publié: 29/06/2024
14. 28th June 1969: The Stonewall Riots begin when New York City police raid the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village

    Publié: 28/06/2024
15. 27th June 1898: Joshua Slocum completes the first solo circumnavigation of the globe

    Publié: 27/06/2024
16. 26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’

    Publié: 26/06/2024
17. 25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel, invading South Korea

    Publié: 25/06/2024
18. 24th June 1947: The first widely-reported UFO sighting was made by private pilot Kenneth Arnold

    Publié: 24/06/2024