Rainer Maria Rilke Born / Edith Cavell born - December 4
Rainer Maria Rilke was born on this day in 1875. / On this day in 1865, Edith Cavell - a nurse who helped Allied soldiers escape Belgium during World War I - was born. Learn more about your ad-choice...
4 Dec 20209min
Kapenguria Six Trial Began / Battle of the Eureka Stockade - December 3
The trial of the Kapenguria Six began on this day in 1952. / On this day in 1854, miners seeking reforms in Victoria, Australia, rebelled against colonial authorities. Learn more about your ad-choice...
3 Dec 20209min
Monroe Doctrine / Bhopal disaster - December 2
The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in an address to Congress on this day in 1823. / On this day in 1984, a leak in a storage tank at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, triggered one of the worst ind...
2 Dec 20209min
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat / Christine Jorgensen's gender confirmation surgery announced - December 1
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus on this day in 1955. / On this day in 1952, the New York Daily News announced Christine Jorgensen's gender confirmation surgery. Learn more ...
1 Dec 20208min
Elizabeth I Delivered Golden Speech / Sylacauga meteorite hit woman - November 30
Elizabeth I delivered her "Golden Speech" on this day in 1601. / On this day in 1954, a meteorite hit and bruised a woman in Alabama. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...
30 Nov 20209min
Zong Massacre / Whitman Massacre - November 29
The Zong Massacre began on this day in 1781. / On this day in 1847, a group of Cayuse tribespeople killed 13 people at the Whitman Mission, as they believed that physician and religious leader Marcus ...
29 Nov 20209min
Anne Bonny and Mary Read Convicted / First pulsar detected - November 28
Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy on this day in 1720. / On this day in 1967, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell became the first person to detect a radio pulsar. Learn more about yo...
28 Nov 20209min
George Moscone and Harvey Milk Assassinated / Berners Street Hoax - November 27
George Moscone and Harvey Milk were assassinated on this day in 1978. / On this day in 1810, Theodore Hook the sent a multitude of goods and service providers to the home of Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berne...
27 Nov 20209min
