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29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard
Gepubliceerd: 29-4-2025
28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army
Gepubliceerd: 28-4-2025
27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy
Gepubliceerd: 27-4-2025
26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender
Gepubliceerd: 26-4-2025
25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said
Gepubliceerd: 25-4-2025
24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside
Gepubliceerd: 24-4-2025
23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria
Gepubliceerd: 23-4-2025
22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres
Gepubliceerd: 22-4-2025
21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty
Gepubliceerd: 21-4-2025
20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun
Gepubliceerd: 20-4-2025
19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War
Gepubliceerd: 19-4-2025
18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland
Gepubliceerd: 18-4-2025
17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506
Gepubliceerd: 17-4-2025
16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden takes place near Inverness, Scotland, ending the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Gepubliceerd: 16-4-2025
15th April 1861: President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to suppress the growing insurrection in the southern states
Gepubliceerd: 15-4-2025
14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem
Gepubliceerd: 14-4-2025
13th April 1953: Project MK-Ultra human experimentation program granted approval by Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA
Gepubliceerd: 13-4-2025
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
Gepubliceerd: 12-4-2025
11th April 1951: U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his commands in Korean and Japan
Gepubliceerd: 11-4-2025
10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy
Gepubliceerd: 10-4-2025

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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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570 Afleveringen

29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army

27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy

26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender

25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said

24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside

23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria

22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres

21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty

20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun

19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland

17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506

16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden takes place near Inverness, Scotland, ending the Jacobite Rising of 1745

15th April 1861: President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to suppress the growing insurrection in the southern states

14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem

13th April 1953: Project MK-Ultra human experimentation program granted approval by Allen Dulles, Director of the CIA

12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge

11th April 1951: U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his commands in Korean and Japan

10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy