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
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2025-02-13 |
13th February 1945: Allied bombing of Dresden begins during the final months of World War II The destruction of Dresden was extensive, with vast areas of the city reduced to rubble. While some argue the attack was a necessary military operation to disrupt German supply lines and weaken morale, others contend that the scale of destruction and t... |
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2025-02-12 |
12th February 1963: Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The Gateway Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen to honour the role of St. Louis in the westward expansion of the United States. It was officially opened to the public on June 10, 1967, coon becoming one of the most recognizabl... |
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2025-02-10 | Puss Gets the Boot was created by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1941. This led to the studio deciding to continue producing cartoons with the characters, which were so... |
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2025-02-08 |
8th February 1950: The Stasi formally established in East Germany as the Ministry for State Security The Stasi used blackmail, intimidation, and imprisonment, as well as psychological manipulation, to target perceived dissidents. By the time the organisation’s activities ended following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Stasi was regarded as on... |
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2025-02-06 |
6th February 1819: Modern Singapore established with the signing of the Treaty of Singapore Sir Stamford Raffles, who had been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen in modern Indonesia, had identified Singapore as an ideal location for the British East India company due to its natural harbour and strategic position along the Straits of .... |
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2025-02-04 | 47 of Asano Naganori's former samurai plotted to avenge their lord’s death from seppuku after he attacked Kira ... |
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2025-01-31 | The Battle of May Island was not an actual battle but rather a peacetime disaster caused by miscommunication and navigational errors near the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth in Scotland during World War ... |
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2025-01-30 |
30th January 1661: Oliver Cromwell posthumously executed, two and a half years after his death On the twelfth anniversary of Charles I’s execution, Cromwell’s remains were subjected to a ceremonial trial and then hanged in chains at Tyburn. The body was subsequently decapitated, and the head displayed above Westminster Hall at the Palace of ... |
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2025-01-29 |
29th January 1886: Karl Benz patents his Motorwagen, widely regarded as the world’s first automobile The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was powered by a single-cylinder four-stroke engine that produced approximately 0.75 horsepower, enabling the vehicle to reach speeds of around 16 kilometers per ... |
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2025-01-23 | On the night of 23 January, a contingent of French cavalry, supported by infantry, was able to approach the Dutch ships across thick ice on ... |
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