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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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16th May 1771: The Battle of Alamance ends the Regulator Movement in Provincial North Carolina
The Battle of Alamance has since been seen by some as a precursor to the American ...