245 episodes
HistoryPod Scott Allsop
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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
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24th May 1798: United Irishmen Rebellion, also known as the Irish Rebellion of 1798, begins in Ireland
The United Irishmen, a revolutionary republican organization inspired by Wolfe Tone, saw Irish Protestants join with the Catholic majority to achieve Irish independence and establish a ...
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23rd May 1934: Bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde ambushed by police and killed in rural Louisiana
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were driving their stolen Ford V8 when they were engulfed in a hail of more than 100 ...
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22nd May 1939: The Pact of Steel signed between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
The Pact of Steel stipulated that Germany and Italy would support each other militarily and politically in the event of war, promising mutual assistance and ...
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21st May 1904: FIFA founded in Paris as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
The founding members of FIFA included football associations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. England joined the following ...
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20th May 1862: President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law
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 ...
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19th May 1962: Marilyn Monroe sings “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to President John F. Kennedy
Kennedy joked that he could ‘retire after having had “Happy Birthday” sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome ...