512 Episodes

  1. 13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

    Published: 13/10/2024

  2. 12th October 1931: The Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Published: 12/10/2024

  3. 11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time

    Published: 11/10/2024

  4. 10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

    Published: 10/10/2024

  5. 9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

    Published: 9/10/2024

  6. 8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when the Kingdom of Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

    Published: 8/10/2024

  7. 7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan

    Published: 7/10/2024

  8. 6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

    Published: 6/10/2024

  9. 5th October 1789: The October Days begin when a crowd of Parisian women march to the Palace of Versailles to demand food

    Published: 5/10/2024

  10. 4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale finishes printing the first complete English translation of the Bible

    Published: 4/10/2024

  11. 3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

    Published: 3/10/2024

  12. 2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

    Published: 2/10/2024

  13. 1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida

    Published: 1/10/2024

  14. 30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Published: 30/09/2024

  15. 29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police begins operating in London

    Published: 29/09/2024

  16. 28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by a team from the United States Army Air Service

    Published: 28/09/2024

  17. 27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

    Published: 27/09/2024

  18. 26th September 1923: Gustav Stresemann of Germany ends passive resistance in the Ruhr

    Published: 26/09/2024

  19. 25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

    Published: 25/09/2024

  20. 24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested to President Truman in a report by Clark Clifford and George Elsey

    Published: 24/09/2024

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