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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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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in...

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2025/11/02

This Constitution of the Year III established a bicameral legislature and a five-man Directory that wielded executive ...

1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit...

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2025/11/01

Seabiscuit’s victory at Pimlico elevated him to the status of a national icon as his story of overcoming poor beginnings and repeated setbacks resonated strongly with the American ...

31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his...

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2025/10/31

Martin Luther’s particular concern was the Catholic church's practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer’s sins would be ...

30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR

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2025/10/30

The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive weapon ever created, was detonated by the ...

29th October 1923: Republic of Turkey formally...

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2025/10/29

The Grand National Assembly in Ankara declared the creation of the Republic of Turkey and, in a unanimous vote, Mustafa Kemal was chosen as ...

28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British...

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2025/10/28

The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British ...

27th October 1960: American singer Ben E. King...

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2025/10/27

'Stand By Me' went on to be voted one of the Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of ...

26th October 1861: Pony Express officially ends, only...

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2025/10/26

The cost of maintaining horses, riders, and remote relay stations far outstripped revenues from postage fees, while government subsidies dried up after Congress chose to instead begin funding the ...

25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the...

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2025/10/25

Over 8,000 French troops are estimated to have been killed in the Battle of Agincourt, while the English army’s losses under Henry V were less than ...

24th October 1926: Harry Houdini performs his final...

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2025/10/24

World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from ...

23rd October 1956: Hungarian Revolution begins in...

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2025/10/23

On 23 October 1956, thousands of students marched through Budapest calling for political reforms, free elections, and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. Over the next few weeks the revolution was brutally put ...

22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute...

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2025/10/22

Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin performed the first high-altitude parachute ...

21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the...

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2025/10/21

The Battle of Trafalgar secured British supremacy of the seas and saw the victorious fleet sail away without having lost a single ...

20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially...

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2025/10/20

Construction began in March 1959 but the project, located on Bennelong Point overlooking Sydney Harbour, soon ran into difficulties before finally opening on 20 October ...

19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes...

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2025/10/19

When Abyssinia was finally captured on 5 May, all the sanctions were ...

18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces...

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2025/10/18

European and Japanese naval forces fought for the first time at the Battle of Fukuda ...

17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway...

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2025/10/17

The Japanese used approximately 60,000 POWs, mainly British, Dutch, Australian, and American, to construct the railway alongside an estimated 180,000 to 250,000 Asian civilians. It is estimated that around 12,000 Allied prisoners and up to 90,000 civilians died during ...

16th October 1846: First public demonstration of...

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2025/10/16

The first well-publicised public demonstration of inhaled ether anaesthesia was given at the Massachusetts General ...

15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar...

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2025/10/15

The new currency was backed by land that was used by businesses and agriculture, and was introduced at the rate of one Rentenmark to one trillion ...

14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...

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2025/10/14

The twelve stories that make up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were originally serialised between July 1891 and June 1892, and included cases such as “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled ...

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