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
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The founding members of FIFA included football associations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. England joined the following ...Af Scott Allsop
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Approximately 270 million acres of land were claimed and settled under the provisions of the act, with parcels of land continuing to be claimed in Alaska as late as the ...Af Scott Allsop
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Kennedy joked that he could ‘retire after having had “Happy Birthday” sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome ...Af Scott Allsop
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18th May 1896: The Supreme Court delivers its verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson that approves the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine
Plessy v Ferguson effectively legalized racial segregation by permitting separate but supposedly equal ...Af Scott Allsop
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17th May 1792: The Buttonwood Agreement signed by 24 stockbrokers, establishing the New York Stock Exchange
These original New York stockbrokers traded from the Tontine Coffee House at 82 Wall Street before moving to their first dedicated trading space in ...Af Scott Allsop
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The Battle of Alamance has since been seen by some as a precursor to the American ...Af Scott Allsop
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15th May 1943: Stalin dissolves the Communist International (Comintern) that aimed to promote worldwide communism
After Germany's invasion of the USSR, Stalin begin actively seeking to improve relations with capitalist powers in order to focus on the war effort against the Axis forces so made the decision to dissolve the Comintern as a gesture of goodwill towards the Western ...Af Scott Allsop
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14th May 1607: Jamestown, Virginia, established as the first permanent English settlement in North America
They quickly began to construct a triangular fort containing a number of houses alongside a storehouse and a church, which they named James Fort after King James ...Af Scott Allsop
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13th May 1865: The Battle of Palmito Ranch, considered by many to be the last battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Palmito Ranch ended in a Confederate victory. Union private John J. Williams died in the battle, likely making him the last battlefield fatality of the Civil ...Af Scott Allsop
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After more than 16 hours of flight, at 1.25 am Greenwich time on 12 May, 1925, the Norge successfully reached the North Pole, making it the first confirmed expedition to do ...Af Scott Allsop
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11th May 1812: Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated, shot in the lobby of the House of Commons
John Bellingham fired a single shot from a pistol, fatally wounding prime minister Spencer Perceval in the chest. Perceval collapsed immediately, and despite efforts to save him, he died shortly ...Af Scott Allsop
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The First Barbary War lasted until June 1805, but continuing tensions led to the Second Barbary War in ...Af Scott Allsop
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9th May 1386: Treaty of Windsor, the longest-lasting diplomatic treaty in recorded history, signed between Portugal and England
The Treaty of Windsor was negotiated by King John I of Portugal and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, on behalf of the English king Richard II and remains in force. This makes it the longest-lasting diplomatic treaty in recorded history, and even served as the basis for Portuguese assistance to Britain during the Second World ...…
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The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in which the participating ships never came in sight of each other, ...Af Scott Allsop
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7th May 1253: William of Rubruck sets out on his journey into the Mongol Empire that resulted in a masterpiece of medieval travel literature
William traveled to the court of the Great Khan of the Mongols, and wrote about his experiences in a report for Louis IX that is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of medieval travel ...Af Scott Allsop
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Alongside the establishment of the bicameral State Duma, the constitution granted citizens freedom of speech, assembly, and association, and provided for the protection of private ...Af Scott Allsop
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5th May 1961: Astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel in space on board Freedom 7
The flight lasted for 15 minutes and 22 seconds and reached a maximum altitude of 116 miles before returning to earth for splashdown in the Atlantic ...Af Scott Allsop
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Essential services such as transportation, utilities, and communication networks were severely disrupted by the General Strike and the Conservative government, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, was forced to declare a state of emergency and mobilise troops to maintain order and provide essential ...…
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Thuerk later revealed that around 40 people came to the demonstrations the email was advertising, and estimated that this led to more than $12 million in ...Af Scott Allsop
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2nd May 1946: The Battle of Alcatraz began when armed inmates attempted to escape from the high security prison
By the time the authorities re-established control on the morning of 4 May, two prison officers and three perpetrators lay ...Af Scott Allsop
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The Penny Black allowed letters weighing up to half an ounce (14 grams) to be delivered for one penny, regardless of the distance travelled. This made sending mail more accessible and affordable, leading to a significant increase in postal traffic and the growth of the postal ...Af Scott Allsop
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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, with thousands of spectators gathered below to witness the historic ...Af Scott Allsop
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David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the People’s Budget to address social inequality and poverty by redistributing wealth through taxation and welfare ...Af Scott Allsop
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28th April 1869: Ten miles of railway track are laid in a single day by the crews of the Central Pacific Railroad
Eight Irish rail-layers of the Central Pacific Railroad were supported by hundreds of Chinese laborers to lay a record 10 miles 56 feet of ...Af Scott Allsop
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27th April 1953: The US launches Operation Moolah to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter through defection
By the time the armistice was signed on 27 July, the money for Operation Moolah was still untouched as no pilot had brought their MiG-15 to South ...Af Scott Allsop
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The Gestapo operated with broad authority and virtually unlimited power, employing a network of informants and spies to monitor and report on suspected dissidents and political ...Af Scott Allsop
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Congress didn’t formally declare war until 25 April, although the declaration recognized that a state of war had existed since Spain’s declaration four days ...Af Scott Allsop
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24th April 1800: The Library of Congress established when John Adams approves a budget of $5,000 for books
The money allowed for the purchase of approximately 3,000 volumes from England that were housed in the north wing of the Capitol ...Af Scott Allsop
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Membership of the Order of the Garter is highly prestigious and is often reserved for members of the English nobility and royalty. Over the centuries, the Order of the Garter has evolved into a ceremonial institution, with its members participating in various official events and ...Af Scott Allsop
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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 Territory prior to the gunshot that gave the signal for them to chaotically race into the territory on foot, horseback, and in wagons to stake their ...Af Scott Allsop
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21st April 1967: Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter of Joseph Stalin, arrives in the USA after defecting from the Soviet Union
The sensational defection of Stalin’s only surviving child made international news and four days later, at a press conference in the Plaza Hotel, she denounced the Soviet Communist regime and her father’s ...Af Scott Allsop
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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 government to pre-empt foreign intervention and unite the French people behind the revolutionary ...Af Scott Allsop
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An overwhelmingly positive reaction in season one meant that Simpsons shorts were featured in every episode of the next two seasons before being spun off into a standalone half-hour series in ...Af Scott Allsop
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18th April 1775: Paul Revere rides from Charleston to Lexington with his message that “the Regulars are coming out!”
Whether Revere referred to the approaching army as ‘regulars’ or ‘Redcoats’ is unclear, but his cry had the intended consequence of signalling the march of troops towards the Massachusetts village of ...Af Scott Allsop
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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 States, which was at the height of the industrial revolution. This combined with a desire among some to escape growing political instability in Europe, while ethnic and religious violence led Jews from the Russian Empire in particular to seek a new life ...…
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16th April 1902: The first purpose-designed movie theater opens as Thomas Tally’s Electric Theatre
Tally's Electric Theatre in Los Angeles proved incredibly popular with the public, and sparked a revolution in cinema history.Visit the excellent https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/02/electric-theatre.html for more detailed ...Af Scott Allsop
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Ninety-six Liverpool Football Club fans died and hundreds more were injured in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium in ...Af Scott Allsop
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The Black Sunday dust storm brought a massive wall of dust estimated to be over 2 miles high that engulfed entire communities in darkness and choking dust, reducing visibility to just a few ...Af Scott Allsop
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The resulting emergency led to the calm announcement by the crew of, ‘Houston we’ve had a ...Af Scott Allsop
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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 rounds over 34 hours, at 2:30 p.m the following day Major Anderson and his men formally surrendered, and the Confederate forces took control of Fort ...Af Scott Allsop
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11th April 1968: The Fair Housing Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 signed into law by President Johnson
The Act made it illegal to discriminate regarding the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, or national ...Af Scott Allsop
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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 Krakatoa, making it the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded ...Af Scott Allsop
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9th April 1865: Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Lee’s surrender to Grant encouraged other Confederate forces across the south to do the same and marked the beginning of the end of the American Civil ...Af Scott Allsop
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8th April 1838: SS Great Western begins her maiden voyage to New York as the first steamship specifically built for transatlantic travel
Great Western’s maiden voyage crossed the Atlantic in a record time of 15 days and five ...Af Scott Allsop
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7th April 1954: President Eisenhower first described the ‘domino theory’ of the spread of communism during a news conference
Eisenhower likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one ...Af Scott Allsop
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The National Convention established the Committee of Public Safety with the primary objectives of maintaining public order, managing the war effort against foreign powers, and rooting out perceived enemies of the ...Af Scott Allsop
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5th April 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen becomes the first European to encounter Easter Island
The first sighting coincided with Easter Sunday, so Roggeveen and his crew agreed to name the landmass Easter ...Af Scott Allsop
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The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the ...Af Scott Allsop
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Walpole was appointed First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. This made him the de facto Prime Minister and, while the title was not officially recognized at the time, Walpole wielded considerable power and ...Af Scott Allsop
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2nd April 1863: The Richmond Bread Riot saw hundreds of women in Virginia loot storehouses and shops
With the cry of ‘bread or blood!’ the women marched to the city’s market district where they broke into government storehouses and nearby ...Af Scott Allsop
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