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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 www.mrallsophistory.com

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5th October 1914: First recorded aerial combat...

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2025/10/05

Contemporary reports state that the French crew fired a long burst on a machine, hitting the German Aviatik and fatally wounding its crew before the plane crashed behind enemy ...

4th October 1936: The Battle of Cable Street took...

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2025/10/04

The Battle of Cable Street saw demonstrators block a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of ...

3rd October 1990: East and West Germany reunified...

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2025/10/03

At midnight on 3 October the black, red and gold flag of West Germany was raised above the Brandenburg Gate which had previously divided the two ...

2nd October 1766: Nottingham Cheese Riot takes place...

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2025/10/02

Clashes between troops and rioters during the Nottingham Cheese Riot led to one man being killed while the mayor himself was knocked down by a rolling cheese ...

1st October 1928: The USSR introduces the first...

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2025/10/01

Although the targets were constantly revised to the point where they could never be achieved, the first five-year plan firmly set the USSR on the road to becoming a world ...

30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the...

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2025/09/30

The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh ...

29th September 1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the...

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2025/09/29

Rockefeller held shares in numerous companies after the breakup of Standard Oil, and as their value increased his wealth was reported to have surpassed $1 ...

28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in...

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2025/09/28

William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman ...

27th September 1908: First Model T Ford automobile...

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2025/09/27

The Model T was enormously successful, and at one point half of all automobiles on the road were not just Ford cars but Model ...

26th September 1687: An explosion rips through the...

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2025/09/26

A mortar shell fired by Venetian troops at their Ottoman enemy struck the Parthenon directly, igniting the powder stored ...

25th September 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de...

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2025/09/25

Balboa's journey involved battling with native tribes and forging a way through thick jungle, before reaching the mountain range along the Chucunaque River from where he first saw the Pacific Ocean on the morning of 25 ...

24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in...

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2025/09/24

The Judiciary Act was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President George ...

23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed...

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2025/09/23

In the early 1860s, with Prussia facing a crisis over King Wilhelm I's attempts to expand and modernize the Prussian army, he appointed Otto von Bismarck as Minister-President in an attempt to break a budgetary ...

22nd September 1888: First edition of National...

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2025/09/22

The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic ...

21st September 1937: J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel...

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2025/09/21

The initial run of 1,500 copies of The Hobbit sold out within three months, and further runs proved similarly popular prompting Tolkien to write the Lord of the ...

20th September 1378: Western Schism divides the...

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2025/09/20

Clement established his court in Avignon, supported by France, Scotland, and several other European states. Urban VI, meanwhile, retained control of Rome and was recognized by England, much of Germany, and parts of ...

19th September 1970: First Glastonbury Festival took...

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2025/09/19

Organised by dairy farmer Michael Eavis, the event was billed as the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival and attracted 1,500 people who paid a pound each to see a number of bands on a single stage and drink unlimited quantities of ...

18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body...

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2025/09/18

The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los ...

17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge...

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2025/09/17

Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pitching the aircraft forward sharply after which it crashed nose-first into the ...

16th September 1955: Uprising that topples Juan Perón...

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2025/09/16

The Revolución Libertadora began in Argentina, resulting in the end of Juan Perón’s second term as ...

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