510 Episodes

  1. 9th April 1860: First known audio recording made by French inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville on his phonautograph

    Published: 9/04/2025

  2. 8th April 1904: Times Square in New York given its name

    Published: 8/04/2025

  3. 7th April 1739: Legendary British highwayman Dick Turpin executed in York after being convicted of horse theft

    Published: 7/04/2025

  4. 6th April 1917: The USA declares war on Germany in WW1

    Published: 6/04/2025

  5. 5th April 1621: The Mayflower returns to England from the settlement at Plymouth, having carried the Pilgrim fathers to America

    Published: 5/04/2025

  6. 4th April 1841: US President William Henry Harrison dies 32 days after taking office, ending the shortest presidency in US history

    Published: 4/04/2025

  7. 3rd April 1882: American outlaw Jesse James shot dead by fellow gang-member Robert Ford

    Published: 3/04/2025

  8. 2nd April 1877: Zazel performs the first recorded human cannonball act at the Royal Aquarium in London

    Published: 2/04/2025

  9. 1st April 1918: Royal Air Force formally established in the United Kingdom by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service

    Published: 1/04/2025

  10. 31st March 1889: The Eiffel Tower officially completed and inaugurated in Paris for the Exposition Universelle

    Published: 31/03/2025

  11. 30th March 1856: The Crimean War officially ends with the Treaty of Paris

    Published: 30/03/2025

  12. 29th March 1973: The last regular American troops withdraw from South Vietnam

    Published: 29/03/2025

  13. 28th March 1979: British Prime Minister James Callaghan loses a vote of no confidence by a single vote

    Published: 28/03/2025

  14. 27th March 1963: Dr Richard Beeching, Chairman of the British Transport Commission, publishes his report to cut thousands of miles of railway lines

    Published: 27/03/2025

  15. 26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store

    Published: 26/03/2025

  16. 25th March 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin their first “Bed-In for Peace” at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam

    Published: 25/03/2025

  17. 24th March 1944: The ‘Great Escape’ takes place from Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war camp in Lower Silesia

    Published: 24/03/2025

  18. 23rd March 1540: Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved under Henry VIII

    Published: 23/03/2025

  19. 22nd March 1895: The Lumière brothers stage their first film screening in Paris

    Published: 22/03/2025

  20. 21st March 1871: Otto von Bismarck formally appointed first Chancellor of the German Empire

    Published: 21/03/2025

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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

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