505 Episodes

  1. 21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

    Published: 21/10/2025

  2. 20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II

    Published: 20/10/2025

  3. 19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

    Published: 19/10/2025

  4. 18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time

    Published: 18/10/2025

  5. 17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway completed using forced labour including Allied prisoners of war

    Published: 17/10/2025

  6. 16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia

    Published: 16/10/2025

  7. 15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

    Published: 15/10/2025

  8. 14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories

    Published: 14/10/2025

  9. 13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

    Published: 13/10/2025

  10. 12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

    Published: 12/10/2025

  11. 11th October 1986: Reykjavík Summit takes place between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev

    Published: 11/10/2025

  12. 10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant

    Published: 10/10/2025

  13. 9th October 1967: Execution of Marxist revolutionary icon Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in Bolivia

    Published: 9/10/2025

  14. 8th October 1856: Second Opium War begins after the arrest of the crew of the Arrow, a Chinese-owned but British-registered cargo boat

    Published: 8/10/2025

  15. 7th October 1949: The creation of East Germany, formally known as the German Democratic Republic

    Published: 7/10/2025

  16. 6th October 1683: Germantown founded in the Pennsylvania Colony

    Published: 6/10/2025

  17. 5th October 1914: First recorded aerial combat victory takes place when a French Voisin shoots down a German Aviatik aircraft

    Published: 5/10/2025

  18. 4th October 1936: The Battle of Cable Street took place in London’s East End

    Published: 4/10/2025

  19. 3rd October 1990: East and West Germany reunified when the German Democratic Republic joins with the Federal Republic of Germany

    Published: 3/10/2025

  20. 2nd October 1766: Nottingham Cheese Riot takes place at the city’s Goose Fair, triggered by rising food prices

    Published: 2/10/2025

2 / 26

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

Visit the podcast's native language site