Synopsis
An 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
Episodes
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![8th September 1966: Star Trek makes its television debut with “The Man Trap”]()
8th September 1966: Star Trek makes its television debut with “The Man Trap”
08/09/2023The first episode of American science fiction television series Star Trek was broadcast at 8.30pm on ...
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![7th September 1813: According to tradition, the United States gained its nickname, ‘Uncle Sam’]()
7th September 1813: According to tradition, the United States gained its nickname, ‘Uncle Sam’
07/09/2023The United States apparently gained the nickname ‘Uncle Sam’ when it was featured in a local newspaper ...
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![6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz]()
6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz
06/09/2023President William McKinley was assassinated by an anarchist during a ...
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![5th September 1781: Battle of the Chesapeake sees the British Navy repelled by the French during the American War of Independence]()
5th September 1781: Battle of the Chesapeake sees the British Navy repelled by the French during the American War of Independence
05/09/2023The French victory blocked British reinforcements and resupplies for General Cornwallis at Yorktown who surrendered his forces on October ...
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![4th September 476: End of the Western Roman Empire when Romulus Augustulus is overthrown by the barbarian general Odoacer]()
4th September 476: End of the Western Roman Empire when Romulus Augustulus is overthrown by the barbarian general Odoacer
04/09/2023Romulus’ overthrow facilitated Odoacer’s rise and the transition to the Ostrogothic ...
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![3rd September 301: The world’s oldest republic still in existence founded when Saint Marinus establishes San Marino]()
3rd September 301: The world’s oldest republic still in existence founded when Saint Marinus establishes San Marino
03/09/2023While the republic’s first government was based on a self-governed assembly known as the Arengo, the current system in San Marino has been in place since the Statutes of ...
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![2nd September 1935: The Labor Day hurricane, the most intense hurricane to ever make landfall]()
2nd September 1935: The Labor Day hurricane, the most intense hurricane to ever make landfall
02/09/2023The most intense hurricane to ever make landfall struck the United ...
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![1st September 1985: Wreck of the Titanic discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard]()
1st September 1985: Wreck of the Titanic discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard
01/09/2023The wreck of the Titanic was discovered by a joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert ...
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![31st August 1920: The world’s first radio news service begins broadcasting in Detroit, Michigan]()
31st August 1920: The world’s first radio news service begins broadcasting in Detroit, Michigan
31/08/2023The world’s first radio news program was broadcast on the station 8MK in Detroit, ...
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![30th August 1963: The Moscow-Washington hotline enters operation]()
30th August 1963: The Moscow-Washington hotline enters operation
30/08/2023The Moscow–Washington hotline entered operation, providing a direct link between the Kremlin and the ...
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![29th August 1949: USSR successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon, codenamed RDS-1 and nicknamed First Lightning]()
29th August 1949: USSR successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon, codenamed RDS-1 and nicknamed First Lightning
29/08/2023The explosion had the power of 22 kilotons of TNT, and was 50% more destructive than its designers had ...
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![28th August 1955: The murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi]()
28th August 1955: The murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi
28/08/2023Black teenager Emmett Till was murdered for allegedly flirting with and offending a white woman in ...
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![27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa]()
27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa
27/08/2023One of the most destructive volcanic events in modern history occurred when Krakatoa’s eruption reached its ...
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![26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III]()
26th August 1346: Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years War won by the army of the English king Edward III
26/08/2023The battle was fought against the French army of King Philip VI and led to the port of Calais becoming an English enclave for over two ...
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![25th August 1944: Liberation of Paris as the Nazi German garrison surrenders the city to the Allies]()
25th August 1944: Liberation of Paris as the Nazi German garrison surrenders the city to the Allies
25/08/2023Over 800 resistance fighters died before the Free French 2nd Armoured Division led by Captain Raymond Dronne arrived just before midnight on 24 August. On 25 August the US 4th Infantry Division entered the ...
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![24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the New York Stock Exchange]()
24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the New York Stock Exchange
24/08/2023Political activist Abbie Hoffman and a group of protesters threw dollar bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock ...
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![23rd August 1939: Molotov and Ribbentrop from the USSR and Nai Germany sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact]()
23rd August 1939: Molotov and Ribbentrop from the USSR and Nai Germany sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact
23/08/2023On the surface the pact guaranteed that neither side would fight against the other in war. However a ‘secret protocol’ also outlined how Eastern Europe would be divided between the two countries in the ...
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![22nd August 1791: Start of the Haitian Revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue]()
22nd August 1791: Start of the Haitian Revolution in the French colony of Saint-Domingue
22/08/2023Slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola began the Haitian ...
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![21st August 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA]()
21st August 1959: Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA
21/08/2023Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America after a ...
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![20th August 1920: America’s NFL, known at the time as the American Professional Football Conference, established]()
20th August 1920: America’s NFL, known at the time as the American Professional Football Conference, established
20/08/2023A local newspaper reported that the league was established to ‘raise the standard of professional football in every way possible, to eliminate bidding for players between rival clubs and to secure cooperation in the formation of ...
