Bisbee Deportation / William Walker usurped Nicaraguan presidency - July 12
The Bisbee Deportation took place on this day in 1917 in Bisbee, Arizona. / On this day in 1856, American filibuster William Walker set himself up as president of Nicaragua. Learn more about your ad-...
12 Jul 202012min
Zheng He's First Voyage / Andrée's Arctic balloon expedition began - July 11
Explorer Zheng He's first voyage began on this day in 1405. / On this day in 1897, S. A. Andrée, Nils Strindberg, and Knut Fraenkel began their doomed journey to the North Pole on a hot air balloon. ...
11 Jul 202011min
Nikola Tesla Born / Nicolás Guillén born - July 10
Famed inventor Nikola Tesla was born on the day in 1856. / On this day 1902, Cuban writer and activist Nicolás Guillén was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c...
10 Jul 202011min
Constitutionalist Revolution / Great Train Wreck of 1918 - July 9
The Constitutionalist Revolution began on this day in 1932. / The Great Train Wreck of 1918 happened on this day when two trains in Nashville collided head-on, killing and injuring hundreds of people....
9 Jul 202011min
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Published / Roswell Incident press release issued - July 8
Jonathan Edwards' sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' was published on this day in 1741. / On this day in 1947, Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release saying a flying saucer had been ...
8 Jul 20209min
Joan of Arc Posthumously Acquitted / First wrapped, automatically sliced loaves of bread sold - July 7
Joan of Arc was posthumously acquitted of heresy on this day in 1456. / On this day in 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company sold the first pre-sliced, wrapped loaves of bread. Learn more about your a...
7 Jul 202010min
Richard the Lionheart Inherited the Throne / Piper Alpha disaster - July 6
Richard the Lionheart inherited the throne after the death of his father, on this day in 1189. / On this day, the Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and caught fire. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
6 Jul 202010min
London Match Girls' Strike Began / Dolly the Sheep born - July 5
The London Match Girls' Strike at the Bryant and May match factory began on this day in 1888. / On this day in 1996, the cloned sheep Dolly was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
5 Jul 202011min
