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HistoryPod

Scott Allsop

Daily podcast. Next episode tomorrow.

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

245 episodes • 0 archived •

18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time

4 hours ago

4 hours ago

17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway completed using forced labour including Allied prisoners of war

Yesterday

Yesterday

16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia

October 16

October 16

15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

October 15

October 15

14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories

October 14

October 14

13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

October 13

October 13

12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

October 12

October 12

11th October 1986: Reykjavík Summit takes place between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev

October 11

October 11

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