HistoryPod

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577 Episodes

14th August 1980: Lech Walesa leads a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk and triggers the formation of the Solidarity trade union
Published: 14/08/2025
13th August 1521: Aztec Empire ends with the Fall of Tenochtitlan to Spanish forces led by Hernán Cortés
Published: 13/08/2025
12th August 1981: IBM announces the release of the 5150, the first IBM Personal Computer
Published: 12/08/2025
11th August 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 500 home runs
Published: 11/08/2025
10th August 1961: United States begins Operation Ranch Hand to destroy trees and crops during the Vietnam War
Published: 10/08/2025
9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States of America while facing impeachment due to the Watergate Scandal
Published: 09/08/2025
8th August 1786: Mont Blanc was successfully climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Published: 08/08/2025
7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress
Published: 07/08/2025
6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay
Published: 06/08/2025
5th August 1914: The Battle of Liège begins, marking the first major engagement of the First World War
Published: 05/08/2025
4th August 1789: The August Decrees result in the National Constituent Assembly of France voting to abolish the feudal system
Published: 04/08/2025
3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas
Published: 03/08/2025
2nd August 1940: No. 303 Squadron, one of two Polish RAF squadrons in the Battle of Britain, formed at RAF Northolt
Published: 02/08/2025
1st August 1944: Warsaw Uprising begins in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War
Published: 01/08/2025
31st July 1790: The first U.S. patent was awarded to Samuel Hopkins
Published: 31/07/2025
30th July 1916: German agents trigger a major explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in New Jersey to stop supplies to the Allies
Published: 30/07/2025
29th July 1976: David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, committed his first known murder in the Bronx, New York City
Published: 29/07/2025
28th July 1939: Ornate Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk, England
Published: 28/07/2025
27th July 1942: Allied forces in North Africa stop the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein
Published: 27/07/2025
26th July 1945: Britain, the USA, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan
Published: 26/07/2025

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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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577 Episodes

14th August 1980: Lech Walesa leads a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk and triggers the formation of the Solidarity trade union

13th August 1521: Aztec Empire ends with the Fall of Tenochtitlan to Spanish forces led by Hernán Cortés

12th August 1981: IBM announces the release of the 5150, the first IBM Personal Computer

11th August 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 500 home runs

10th August 1961: United States begins Operation Ranch Hand to destroy trees and crops during the Vietnam War

9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States of America while facing impeachment due to the Watergate Scandal

8th August 1786: Mont Blanc was successfully climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard

7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress

6th August 1945: The United States drop an atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay

5th August 1914: The Battle of Liège begins, marking the first major engagement of the First World War

4th August 1789: The August Decrees result in the National Constituent Assembly of France voting to abolish the feudal system

3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that takes him to the Americas

2nd August 1940: No. 303 Squadron, one of two Polish RAF squadrons in the Battle of Britain, formed at RAF Northolt

1st August 1944: Warsaw Uprising begins in German-occupied Poland during the Second World War

31st July 1790: The first U.S. patent was awarded to Samuel Hopkins

30th July 1916: German agents trigger a major explosion at the Black Tom munitions depot in New Jersey to stop supplies to the Allies

29th July 1976: David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, committed his first known murder in the Bronx, New York City

28th July 1939: Ornate Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk, England

27th July 1942: Allied forces in North Africa stop the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El Alamein

26th July 1945: Britain, the USA, and China issue the Potsdam Declaration demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan