HistoryPod

389 Episodes

1. 10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

   Published: 10/10/2024
2. 9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

   Published: 10/9/2024
3. 8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when the Kingdom of Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

   Published: 10/8/2024
4. 7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan

   Published: 10/7/2024
5. 6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

   Published: 10/6/2024
6. 5th October 1789: The October Days begin when a crowd of Parisian women march to the Palace of Versailles to demand food

   Published: 10/5/2024
7. 4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale finishes printing the first complete English translation of the Bible

   Published: 10/4/2024
8. 3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

   Published: 10/3/2024
9. 2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

   Published: 10/2/2024
10. 1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida

    Published: 10/1/2024
11. 30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire

    Published: 9/30/2024
12. 29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police begins operating in London

    Published: 9/29/2024
13. 28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by a team from the United States Army Air Service

    Published: 9/28/2024
14. 27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

    Published: 9/27/2024
15. 26th September 1923: Gustav Stresemann of Germany ends passive resistance in the Ruhr

    Published: 9/26/2024
16. 25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

    Published: 9/25/2024
17. 24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested to President Truman in a report by Clark Clifford and George Elsey

    Published: 9/24/2024
18. 23rd September 1889: Nintendo founded in Kyoto, Japan, to produce playing cards

    Published: 9/23/2024
19. 22nd September 1980: Start of the Iran-Iraq War that lasted on for nearly eight years

    Published: 9/22/2024
20. 21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb, Stonehenge’s last private owner, wins it at auction

    Published: 9/21/2024