HistoryPod

398 Episoade

1. 9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

   Publicat: 09.09.2024
2. 8th September 1888: Peral, the first successful electric-powered submarine, launched by the Spanish navy

   Publicat: 08.09.2024
3. 7th September 1695: English pirate Henry Every captures the Grand Mughal Fleet in one of the most lucrative pirate raids of all time

   Publicat: 07.09.2024
4. 6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

   Publicat: 06.09.2024
5. 5th September 1793: The Reign of Terror begins in France during the Revolution

   Publicat: 05.09.2024
6. 4th September 1957: Nine Black students denied entry to Little Rock High School in Arkansas

   Publicat: 04.09.2024
7. 3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

   Publicat: 03.09.2024
8. 2nd September 1792: September Massacres begin during the French Revolution, resulting thousands of deaths

   Publicat: 02.09.2024
9. 1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power following the overthrow of King Idris I

   Publicat: 01.09.2024
10. 31st August 1888: Discovery of the first victim of Jack the Ripper in London

    Publicat: 31.08.2024
11. 30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as the first African American Justice of the US Supreme Court

    Publicat: 30.08.2024
12. 29th August 1911: Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California

    Publicat: 29.08.2024
13. 28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm ends, prompting the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’

    Publicat: 28.08.2024
14. 27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar

    Publicat: 27.08.2024
15. 26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls

    Publicat: 26.08.2024
16. 25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson

    Publicat: 25.08.2024
17. 24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident sees the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down when Japanese fighters attack

    Publicat: 24.08.2024
18. 23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history

    Publicat: 23.08.2024
19. 22nd August 1864: Adoption of the first Geneva Convention governing sick and wounded members of armed forces

    Publicat: 22.08.2024
20. 21st August 1957: USSR conducts first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

    Publicat: 21.08.2024