509 Episodes

  1. 18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

    Published: 18/05/2025

  2. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

    Published: 17/05/2025

  3. 16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

    Published: 16/05/2025

  4. 15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

    Published: 15/05/2025

  5. 14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

    Published: 14/05/2025

  6. 13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

    Published: 13/05/2025

  7. 12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

    Published: 12/05/2025

  8. 11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

    Published: 11/05/2025

  9. 10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

    Published: 10/05/2025

  10. 9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

    Published: 9/05/2025

  11. 8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark

    Published: 8/05/2025

  12. 7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention

    Published: 7/05/2025

  13. 6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries

    Published: 6/05/2025

  14. 5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years

    Published: 5/05/2025

  15. 4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

    Published: 4/05/2025

  16. 3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities

    Published: 3/05/2025

  17. 2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England

    Published: 2/05/2025

  18. 1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt

    Published: 1/05/2025

  19. 30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France

    Published: 30/04/2025

  20. 29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

    Published: 29/04/2025

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