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    HistoryPod

    HistoryPod

    HistoryPod

    ratings:
    Length:
    132 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 132 episodes

    Title

    1st May 1840: The Penny Black, the world’s first pre-paid postage stamp, goes on sale in the UK

    The Penny Black allowed letters weighing up to half an ounce (14 grams) to be delivered...

    20 minutes
    		May 01, 2024

    30th April 1789: George Washington inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America

    Washington's inauguration was conducted on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street, ...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 30, 2024

    29th April 1909: The People’s Budget introduced to the British Parliament by David Lloyd George

    David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the People’s Budget to ...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 29, 2024

    26th April 1933: The Gestapo secret police established by Hermann Göring in Nazi Germany

    The Gestapo operated with broad authority and virtually unlimited power, employing a ne...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 26, 2024

    22nd April 1889: Oklahoma Land Rush takes place with 2 million acres of Unassigned Lands opened to settlement

    An estimated 50,000 hopeful settlers gathered along the borders of the Oklahoma Territo...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 22, 2024

    20th April 1792: The French Revolutionary Wars begin when the Assembly vote for war against Austria

    The French declaration of war was part of a broader strategy by the revolutionary gover...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 20, 2024

    17th April 1907: Ellis Island in New York Harbor has its busiest day, processing 11,747 immigrants

    This surge in immigration was primarily driven by economic opportunities in the United ...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 17, 2024

    14th April 1935: Black Sunday dust storm sweeps across the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl era

    The Black Sunday dust storm brought a massive wall of dust estimated to be over 2 miles...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 14, 2024

    12th April 1861: American Civil War begins with the Battle of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

    After suffering significant damage during the battle from more than 3,000 artillery rou...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 12, 2024

    10th April 1815: The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history occurred at Mount Tambora

    The explosion was estimated to be four times more powerful than the 1883 eruption of Kr...

    20 minutes
    		Apr 10, 2024