Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Publicly Defended Homosexuality / Wendell Scott born - August 29
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs publicly defended homosexuality at the Congress of German Jurists on this day in 1867, making him the first gay man to publicly speak on the topic of gay rights. / On this day in...
29 Aug 202010min
Emmett Till Murdered / Carrington event - August 28
Emmett Till was murdered on this day in 1955. / On this day in history, one of the largest recorded geomagnetic storms, known as the Carrington event, began. Learn more about your ad-choices at https...
28 Aug 20209min
Battle of Ambos Nogales Began / Eruption of Krakatau peaked - August 27
The Battle of Ambos Nogales took place on this day in 1918. / On this day in 1883, the eruption of Krakatau reached its climax. It was one of the deadliest eruptions in modern history. Learn more abo...
27 Aug 20209min
Declaration of the Rights of the Man / Mother Teresa born - August 26
The final articles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were adopted on this day in 1789, during the French Revolution. / Mother Teresa, whose charitable work has been called into q...
26 Aug 202011min
The Great Moon Hoax Began / Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters first meeting - August 25
The Great Moon Hoax began on this day in 1835. / On this day in 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its first meeting. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...
25 Aug 202011min
Vesuvius Destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum / Tuskegee Syphilis Study investigation announced - August 24
Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum and surrounding communities in a volcanic eruption on this day in the year 79. / On this day in 1972, Merlin DuVal, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Departmen...
24 Aug 202012min
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed / Norrmalmstorg robbery - August 23
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed on this day in 1927. / On this day in 1973, a bank robbery and hostage crisis in Stockholm, Sweden, led to the coining of the term "Stockholm Syndrom...
23 Aug 202010min
First Geneva Convention Signed / Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 signed - August 22
The First Geneva Convention was signed on this day in 1864. / On this day in 1910, the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 was signed, and Japan formally annexed Korea. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
22 Aug 202010min
