508 Episodes

  1. 16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

    Published: 16/07/2025

  2. 15th July 1099: First Crusade ends when Crusader forces capture the city of Jerusalem, after a siege lasting several weeks

    Published: 15/07/2025

  3. 14th July 1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett

    Published: 14/07/2025

  4. 13th July 1985: The Live Aid ‘global jukebox’ concert broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people

    Published: 13/07/2025

  5. 12th July 1790: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy passed by the National Constituent Assembly of France

    Published: 12/07/2025

  6. 11th July 1962: The world’s first satellite television broadcast took place using the recently-launched Telstar satellite

    Published: 11/07/2025

  7. 10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France

    Published: 10/07/2025

  8. 9th July 1877: The world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begins at Wimbledon in London

    Published: 9/07/2025

  9. 8th July 1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon on the first known voyage to India from Europe

    Published: 8/07/2025

  10. 7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

    Published: 7/07/2025

  11. 6th July 1988: Piper Alpha oil platform destroyed by a series of explosions in the deadliest offshore oil disaster in history

    Published: 6/07/2025

  12. 5th July 1865: United States Secret Service established in Washington, D.C., by the Department of the Treasury

    Published: 5/07/2025

  13. 4th July 1862: Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) first tells the story of Alice in Wonderland

    Published: 4/07/2025

  14. 3rd July 1973: David Bowie announces the end of Ziggy Stardust during a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London

    Published: 3/07/2025

  15. 2nd July 1881: American President James A. Garfield shot by Charles J. Guiteau

    Published: 2/07/2025

  16. 1st July 1979: Sony Corporation releases the Walkman portable cassette player in Japan

    Published: 1/07/2025

  17. 30th June 1894: Tower Bridge in London officially opened by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII

    Published: 30/06/2025

  18. 29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground

    Published: 29/06/2025

  19. 28th June 1935: United States approves the construction of a vault to hold the country’s gold reserves at Fort Knox, Kentucky

    Published: 28/06/2025

  20. 27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea

    Published: 27/06/2025

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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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