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11th November 1865: Dr Mary Walker becomes the first (and only) woman to receive the Medal of Honor
11 Nov· HistoryPod
American surgeon Dr Mary Walker became the first, and so far only, woman to receive the Medal of ...
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10th November 1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates Dr David Livingstone in Africa
10 Nov· HistoryPod
Henry Morton Stanley, a Welsh-American journalist and explorer, allegedly greeted the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone with the phrase, “Dr Livingston, I ...
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9th November 1799: Coup of 18 Brumaire sees Napoleon Bonaparte begin his rise to power
9 Nov· HistoryPod
After the coup, the Law of Brumaire established a new government under the direction of three consuls although Napoleon held the real power as First ...
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8th November 1620: Battle of White Mountain fought near Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years’ War
8 Nov· HistoryPod
While the Battle of White Mountain allowed Ferdinand II to reassert Habsburg control over the region, initiating a harsh re-Catholicization process and stripping the Bohemian nobility of their lands and privileges, the war grew into a pan-European conflict that caused up to 8 million military and civilian ...
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7th November 1917: Bolshevik Red Guards take control of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
7 Nov· HistoryPod
The 'storming of the Winter Palace' presents the takeover of the Winter Palace as a huge battle. However, this popular image is a ...
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6th November 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the USA
6 Nov· HistoryPod
Abraham Lincoln was elected barely five months before the outbreak of the American Civil War, and was assassinated less than a month before its ...
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5th November 1605: Gunpowder Plot foiled when Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords in London
5 Nov· HistoryPod
However, the plot was revealed in an anonymous letter and Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of ...
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4th November 1839: The Newport Rising armed rebellion takes place in south Wales
4 Nov· HistoryPod
Focusing on reform of the electoral system to improve the conditions of the working class, the release of the People’s Charter in 1838 had prompted the creation of the national working-class Chartist protest ...
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3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution
3 Nov· HistoryPod
The mutiny quickly spread throughout the Kiel naval base, and within days tens of thousands of sailors and workers had joined the ...
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2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK as the world’s first regular high-definition television service
2 Nov· HistoryPod
Prior to the launch from Alexandra Palace in London, television had been in experimental stages. The BBC's launch of regular programming set a new standard for the medium and was a key part of the BBC’s broader mission to bring new forms of entertainment and information to the ...
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1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of his father, Tsar Alexander III
1 Nov· HistoryPod
The 26 year old Tsar Nicholas II inherited an autocratic government, which had long resisted democratic reforms, and a society that was increasingly dissatisfied with the existing ...
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31st October 1922: The cabinet of Benito Mussolini formally takes power in Italy
31 Oct· HistoryPod
Mussolini, who was determined to restore the glory of the Roman Empire following the ‘mutilated victory’ of the First World War, had formed the precursor to the Fascist Party in ...
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30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America
30 Oct· HistoryPod
Announcements were made before, during and after the radio broadcast that the events in War of the Worlds were fictitious, but it was clear that these warnings went unheeded by ...
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29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine
29 Oct· HistoryPod
Created by writer René Goscinny and illustrator Albert Uderzo, the story of Asterix is set in 50 B.C. and follows the adventures of the warrior Asterix from a small village in Gaul (modern-day France), during the time of the Roman Empire's ...
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28th October 1962: End of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Khrushchev agrees to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba
28 Oct· HistoryPod
Because America’s part of the agreement was kept secret, Khrushchev appeared to have ‘lost’. The reality is that both sides made ...
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27th October 1988: Ronald Reagan halts construction of the new US embassy in Moscow
27 Oct· HistoryPod
By the summer of 1987 it had become public knowledge that the Soviets had bugged the new building with technology that the United States was struggling to ...
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26th October 1860: Garibaldi hands control of southern Italy to Victor Emmanuel II
26 Oct· HistoryPod
Giuseppe Garibaldi met with Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Sardinia, at Teano and handed him control of southern ...
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25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first black general in the US military
25 Oct· HistoryPod
Davis first entered military service following the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, and later served as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at both Wilberforce University in Ohio and Tuskegee University in Alabama as well as serving tours of duty around the ...
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24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash
24 Oct· HistoryPod
Although the scale of panic selling on Wall Street did slow down, the market continued its downward trajectory for over 2 ...
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23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War
23 Oct· HistoryPod
The battle of Edgehill was fought in Warwickshire between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army under the command of the Duke of Essex, but it ended inconclusively at nightfall with heavy casualties on both ...
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Episodes

11th November 1865: Dr Mary Walker becomes the first (and only) woman to receive the Medal of Honor

10th November 1871: Henry Morton Stanley locates Dr David Livingstone in Africa

9th November 1799: Coup of 18 Brumaire sees Napoleon Bonaparte begin his rise to power

8th November 1620: Battle of White Mountain fought near Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years’ War

7th November 1917: Bolshevik Red Guards take control of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg

6th November 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the USA

5th November 1605: Gunpowder Plot foiled when Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords in London

4th November 1839: The Newport Rising armed rebellion takes place in south Wales

3rd November 1918: The Kiel Mutiny begins, marking the start of the German Revolution

2nd November 1936: BBC Television Service launched in the UK as the world’s first regular high-definition television service

1st November 1894: Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia following the death of his father, Tsar Alexander III

31st October 1922: The cabinet of Benito Mussolini formally takes power in Italy

30th October 1938: The War of the Worlds radio play, directed by Orson Welles, terrifies listeners in America

29th October 1959: Comic book character Asterix the Gaul’s first appearance in the debut issue of Pilote magazine

28th October 1962: End of the Cuban Missile Crisis as Khrushchev agrees to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba

27th October 1988: Ronald Reagan halts construction of the new US embassy in Moscow

26th October 1860: Garibaldi hands control of southern Italy to Victor Emmanuel II

25th October 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes first black general in the US military

23rd October 1642: Battle of Edgehill fought during the early stages of the English Civil War