512 Episodes

  1. 25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party

    Published: 25/07/2024

  2. 24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

    Published: 24/07/2024

  3. 23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt

    Published: 23/07/2024

  4. 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

    Published: 22/07/2024

  5. 21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt

    Published: 21/07/2024

  6. 20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

    Published: 20/07/2024

  7. 19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war

    Published: 19/07/2024

  8. 18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio

    Published: 18/07/2024

  9. 17th July 1917: King George V changes the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor

    Published: 17/07/2024

  10. 16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Published: 16/07/2024

  11. 15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

    Published: 15/07/2024

  12. 14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

    Published: 14/07/2024

  13. 13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

    Published: 13/07/2024

  14. 12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor

    Published: 12/07/2024

  15. 11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

    Published: 11/07/2024

  16. 10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth

    Published: 10/07/2024

  17. 9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

    Published: 9/07/2024

  18. 8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

    Published: 8/07/2024

  19. 7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

    Published: 7/07/2024

  20. 6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers

    Published: 6/07/2024

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