HistoryPod

398 Episodes

1. 9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

   Published: 9/9/2024
2. 8th September 1888: Peral, the first successful electric-powered submarine, launched by the Spanish navy

   Published: 9/8/2024
3. 7th September 1695: English pirate Henry Every captures the Grand Mughal Fleet in one of the most lucrative pirate raids of all time

   Published: 9/7/2024
4. 6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

   Published: 9/6/2024
5. 5th September 1793: The Reign of Terror begins in France during the Revolution

   Published: 9/5/2024
6. 4th September 1957: Nine Black students denied entry to Little Rock High School in Arkansas

   Published: 9/4/2024
7. 3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

   Published: 9/3/2024
8. 2nd September 1792: September Massacres begin during the French Revolution, resulting thousands of deaths

   Published: 9/2/2024
9. 1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power following the overthrow of King Idris I

   Published: 9/1/2024
10. 31st August 1888: Discovery of the first victim of Jack the Ripper in London

    Published: 8/31/2024
11. 30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as the first African American Justice of the US Supreme Court

    Published: 8/30/2024
12. 29th August 1911: Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California

    Published: 8/29/2024
13. 28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm ends, prompting the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’

    Published: 8/28/2024
14. 27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar

    Published: 8/27/2024
15. 26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls

    Published: 8/26/2024
16. 25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson

    Published: 8/25/2024
17. 24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident sees the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down when Japanese fighters attack

    Published: 8/24/2024
18. 23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history

    Published: 8/23/2024
19. 22nd August 1864: Adoption of the first Geneva Convention governing sick and wounded members of armed forces

    Published: 8/22/2024
20. 21st August 1957: USSR conducts first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

    Published: 8/21/2024