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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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25th February 1956: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev...

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2026/02/25

Officially called ‘On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences’, Khrushchev’s speech was a vehement denunciation of Stalin’s abuses of power and his creation of a personality ...

24th February 1848: King Louis Philippe of France...

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2026/02/24

Louis Philippe’s reign began positively, but over time he faced mounting opposition. After abdicating he fled across the Channel to Britain where he died two years ...

23rd February 1905: The world’s first Rotary Club...

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2026/02/23

The early meetings focused on mutual support and professional friendship and the concept proved attractive, leading to additional clubs forming in other American cities within a few years before spreading ...

22nd February 1943: First three members of the White...

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2026/02/22

Centred around Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie, the small group of university friends who formed the White Rose printed and distributed anti-Nazi leaflets but were spotted by university janitor and Nazi Party member Jakub Schmid who immediately called the ...

21st February 1848: The Communist Manifesto...

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2026/02/21

Officially called The Manifesto of the Communist Party, the original pamphlet was just 23 pages long but went on to become a highly influential political document alongside Marx’s more substantial Das ...

20th February 1962: Astronaut John Glenn becomes the...

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2026/02/20

During the nearly five-hour mission, Glenn conducted observations of Earth and performed manual control tests of Friendship ...

19th February 1985: EastEnders, the BBC’s flagship...

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2026/02/19

EastEnders was first broadcast on 19 February 1985 as part of new BBC One controller Michael Grade’s ‘relaunch’ of the channel. The first episode secured an audience of 17 ...

18th February 1930: Nellie Jay, better known as Elm...

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2026/02/18

Elm Farm Ollie gave a total of 24 quarts (23 litres) of milk which was then packed into paper cartons and dropped by parachute to the crowds at the St Louis International Air ...

17th February 1913: The Armory Show, officially...

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2026/02/17

Public reaction to the exhibition was mixed and often hostile, but encouraged American artists to experiment with new forms and techniques and helped establish modern art as a legitimate field of artistic expression in the United ...

16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial...

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2026/02/16

Having secured permission from the Department of Antiquities of Egypt to open the sealed door, Carter came face-to-face with the enormous gilt shrine containing Tutankhamun ...

15th February 1971: Decimal Day in the United Kingdom...

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2026/02/15

The early introduction of three of the six new coins, together with an extensive publicity campaign, contributed greatly to the smoothness of Decimal Day when it finally came about in ...

14th February 1949: The first Knesset, the parliament...

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2026/02/14

The Knesset, the parliament of the State of Israel, assumed responsibility for legislation, oversight of the government, and representation of the ...

13th February 1689: William and Mary become the new...

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2026/02/13

The couple were declared King and Queen after agreeing to the Declaration of Right. Their coronation took place on 11 ...

12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the...

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2026/02/12

The English arranged carts containing barrels of herring into a defensive wagon fort, with sharpened stakes similar to those used at the Battle of Agincourt positioned around the ...

11th February 1929: The Lateran Treaty signed between...

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2026/02/11

The Lateran Treaty recognised the Vatican City as an independent sovereign state under the authority of the pope and, in return, formally recognised the Kingdom of Italy with Rome as its ...

10th February 1906: Edward VII launches HMS...

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2026/02/10

Germany quickly began developing an equivalent ship to the Dreadnought, resulting in a naval arms race that contributed to the outbreak of the First World War in ...

9th February 1969: First test flight of the Boeing...

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2026/02/09

The plane, named the City of Everett, left the Paine Field runway near Everett in Washington State – about 30 miles north of Seattle – and successfully performed a number of tests before landing at ...

8th February 1867: The Ausgleich, or the...

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2026/02/08

The empire was reorganised into two legally distinct states governed from Vienna and Budapest. Each possessed its own parliament and domestic administration, but they shared a single monarch who ruled as Emperor of Austria and King of ...

7th February 1495: Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities

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2026/02/07

Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the ...

6th February 1958: Munich Air Disaster kills 23...

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2026/02/06

Flight 609 hit slush on the runway, causing the plane to skid off the end of the runway before crashing through the airport fence, speeding across a road, and losing its port wing after catching on a ...

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