HistoryPod
Ein Podcast von Scott Allsop
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17th August 1807: The North River Steamboat was launched between New York and Albany
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16th August 1793: National Convention of France agrees to the levée en masse, a policy of conscription during the Revolutionary Wars
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15th August 1941: Last execution at the Tower of London takes place when German spy Josef Jakobs is killed by firing squad
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14th August 1947: Partition of India begins with creation of the independent Dominion of Pakistan
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13th August 1918: Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to enlist in the US Marine Corps
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12th August 1990: Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, discovered by Susan Hendrickson
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11th August 106: Roman Emperor Trajan declares Dacia (modern Romania) a Roman province
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10th August 1846: President James K. Polk signs legislation to establish the Smithsonian Institution
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9th August 1942: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, known as the “Leningrad” Symphony, received its premiere in the city under siege
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8th August 1925: More than 50,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan stage a march in Washington D.C.
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7th August 1947: Kon-Tiki expedition ends when the raft smashes into a reef at the Raroia atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago
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6th August 1806: Holy Roman Empire officially dissolved following the abdication of Francis II
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5th August 1962: Nelson Mandela arrested and jailed in South Africa
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4th August 1914: Woodrow Wilson proclaims US neutrality in the First World War
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3rd August 1798: Battle of the Nile ends with a decisive British victory over the French Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars
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2nd August 1873: The Clay Street Hill Railroad becomes San Francisco’s first cable car
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1st August 1981: Cable music television channel MTV is launched
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31st July 1917: Battle of Passchendaele begins during the First World War, resulting in one of the muddiest battles of the conflict
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30th July 762: Construction begins on the city of Baghdad under Caliph Al-Mansur
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29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
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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
