5th August 1962: Nelson Mandela arrested and jailed
On the 5th August 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested near the South African town of Howick and...
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Announcement of a HistoryPod summer hiatus
Unfortunately family illness has been making it difficult to keep up with the release schedule...
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23rd July 1943: Archibald Brown blown up by an anti-tank grenade placed under his seat
Archibald Brown was murdered by his son, who placed an anti-tank grenade under the seat of his...
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30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur
The city of Baghdad was founded by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur. The Abbasids overthrew the...
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31st July 1703: English writer Daniel Defoe put in the pillory for seditious libel
The English writer Daniel Defoe was put in the pillory for seditious libel after publishing a...
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1st August 1834: Slavery Abolition Act comes in to force
On the 1st August 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act came into force in the United Kingdom, although...
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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after Hindenburg dies
On the 2nd August 1934, the 86 year old German Reichspräsident Paul von Hindenburg died of lung...
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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain
At 8am on the 3rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la...
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4th August 221: The death of Lady Zhen of the Three Kingdoms
On 4 August 221 Lady Zhen, the wife of Cao Pi of Wei of the Three Kingdoms, died. This event has...
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6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
On the 6th August 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” on the Japanese...
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24th July 1927: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is unveiled
On the 24th July 1927, the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing was unveiled in the Belgian city of...
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26th July 1936: Germany and Italy agree to support Franco
On the 26th July 1936, Adolf Hitler informed General Francisco Franco that Germany would support...
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27th July 1940: Bugs Bunny makes his cartoon debut in A Wild Hare
Bugs Bunny made his first appearance in the Merrie Melodies cartoon A Wild Hare. A wisecracking...
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29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of...
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25th July 1909: Louis Blériot makes the first powered cross-Channel flight
French aviator Louis Charles Joseph Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel in a...
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3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Cruz banned rock and roll music at public...
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5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United ...
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7th November 1492: Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact
The oldest meteorite with a known date of impact crashed into a wheat field outside the Alsatian...
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
On the 11th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when...
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29th May 1453: The Fall of Constantinople
On the 29th May 1453 the troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took...
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