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569 Afleveringen

26th August 1914: Battle of Tannenberg begins in the early weeks of the First World War between Russian and German forces
Gepubliceerd: 26-8-2025
25th August 1835: The Great Moon Hoax begins to appear in The New York Sun newspaper as a series of articles
Gepubliceerd: 25-8-2025
24th August 79: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius wipes out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum
Gepubliceerd: 24-8-2025
23rd August 1942: Battle of Stalingrad enters its most intense phase with a bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe
Gepubliceerd: 23-8-2025
22nd August 1485: King Richard III killed at the Battle of Bosworth as the forces of Henry Tudor bring the Plantagenet dynasty to an end
Gepubliceerd: 22-8-2025
21st August 1911: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre in Paris
Gepubliceerd: 21-8-2025
20th August 1975: NASA launches Viking 1, the first spacecraft to land on Mars and transmit images of the surface back to Earth
Gepubliceerd: 20-8-2025
19th August 1934: The first All-American Soap Box Derby held in Dayton, Ohio
Gepubliceerd: 19-8-2025
18th August 1612: The trials of nine Lancashire women and two men known as the Pendle Witches begin
Gepubliceerd: 18-8-2025
17th August 1945: Animal Farm by George Orwell published in the United Kingdom
Gepubliceerd: 17-8-2025
16th August 1819: An estimated 15 protestors are killed in the Peterloo Massacre at St Peter’s Field in Manchester
Gepubliceerd: 16-8-2025
15th August 1965: The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York City, in front of a crowd of over 55,000 people
Gepubliceerd: 15-8-2025
14th August 1980: Lech Walesa leads a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk and triggers the formation of the Solidarity trade union
Gepubliceerd: 14-8-2025
13th August 1521: Aztec Empire ends with the Fall of Tenochtitlan to Spanish forces led by Hernán Cortés
Gepubliceerd: 13-8-2025
12th August 1981: IBM announces the release of the 5150, the first IBM Personal Computer
Gepubliceerd: 12-8-2025
11th August 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 500 home runs
Gepubliceerd: 11-8-2025
10th August 1961: United States begins Operation Ranch Hand to destroy trees and crops during the Vietnam War
Gepubliceerd: 10-8-2025
9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the United States of America while facing impeachment due to the Watergate Scandal
Gepubliceerd: 9-8-2025
8th August 1786: Mont Blanc was successfully climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Gepubliceerd: 8-8-2025
7th August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress
Gepubliceerd: 7-8-2025

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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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569 Afleveringen

26th August 1914: Battle of Tannenberg begins in the early weeks of the First World War between Russian and German forces

25th August 1835: The Great Moon Hoax begins to appear in The New York Sun newspaper as a series of articles

24th August 79: The eruption of Mount Vesuvius wipes out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum

23rd August 1942: Battle of Stalingrad enters its most intense phase with a bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe

22nd August 1485: King Richard III killed at the Battle of Bosworth as the forces of Henry Tudor bring the Plantagenet dynasty to an end

21st August 1911: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre in Paris

20th August 1975: NASA launches Viking 1, the first spacecraft to land on Mars and transmit images of the surface back to Earth

19th August 1934: The first All-American Soap Box Derby held in Dayton, Ohio

18th August 1612: The trials of nine Lancashire women and two men known as the Pendle Witches begin

17th August 1945: Animal Farm by George Orwell published in the United Kingdom

16th August 1819: An estimated 15 protestors are killed in the Peterloo Massacre at St Peter’s Field in Manchester

15th August 1965: The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium in New York City, in front of a crowd of over 55,000 people

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