HistoryPod
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
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18th July 1976: Nadia Comăneci scores the first ever Olympic gymnastic ‘perfect 10’
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17th July 1918: Russian Imperial Romanov family shot dead by Bolsheviks in the basement of the Ipatiev House in the city of Ekaterinburg
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16th July 1945: USA tests the first ever nuclear bomb, code-named ‘Trinity’
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15th July 1834: Abolition of the Spanish Inquisition, formally known as the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition
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14th July 1789: Storming of the Bastille in Paris
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13th July 1985: The Live Aid ‘global jukebox’ concert broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people
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12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
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11th July 1962: The world’s first satellite television broadcast took place using the recently-launched Telstar satellite
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10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France
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9th July 1877: The world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begins at Wimbledon in London
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8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression
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7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri
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6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR
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5th July 1948: Launch of the National Health Service in England and Wales
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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time
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3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph
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2nd July 1964: Civil Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson
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1st July 1903: The first Tour de France cycling race begins, taking place over nineteen days and six stages
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30th June 1934: Hitler purges the Nazi party in the Night of the Long Knives
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29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground
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28th June 1914 and 1919: The trigger and the definitive end of the First World War
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27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea
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26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
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25th June 1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a PhD
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24th June 1374: Dancing Plague breaks out in the German city of Aachen and continues for many weeks
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23rd June 1314: The Battle of Bannockburn begins, resulting in a victory for Robert the Bruce against Edward II
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22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica
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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk
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20th June 1789: Tennis Court Oath sworn by the French National Assembly in which they vowed not to separate until a written constitution had been established
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19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway
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18th June 1815: Battle of Waterloo heralds the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte
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17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal
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16th June 1958: Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy executed for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
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15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
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14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States
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13th June 1966: Miranda Warning introduced after US Supreme Court says suspects must be told their rights
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12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father
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11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm
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10th June 1916: Arab Revolt begins when Sharif Hussein bin Ali orders his troops to attack the Ottoman Caliphate’s garrison in the holy city of Mecca
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9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide
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8th June 793: Viking raiders attack Lindisfarne in Northumbria
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7th June 1628: The Petition of Right ratified by King Charles I
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6th June 1944: D-Day landings mark the start of Operation Overlord
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5th June 1967: Start of the Six Day War as Israel launches air strikes against the Egyptian air force
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4th June 1920: Treaty of Trianon signed with Hungary after the First World War
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3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz
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2nd June 1946: Italians vote in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and turn their country into a republic
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1st June 1967: The Beatles release their acclaimed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album
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31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack
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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy
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