24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash

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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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22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, after being captured with the aid of wireless technology
22 Oct· HistoryPod
The trial began on 18 October 1910 and concluded on 22 October with the jury finding Crippen guilty of murder after just twenty-seven minutes of deliberations, having heard a case that relied heavily on forensic evidence including partial human remains discovered at his ...
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21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade
21 Oct· HistoryPod
The poorly equipped forces of the People's Crusade, who lacked cohesive leadership, were quickly overwhelmed by the experienced Seljuk cavalry with the battle turning into a massacre where tens of thousands of crusaders were ...
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20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America
20 Oct· HistoryPod
One of the key features of the Treaty of 1818 was the establishment of the 49th parallel as the boundary between the United States and British North America, from the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the ...
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19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War
19 Oct· HistoryPod
They robbed three banks in St. Albans with the objective of seizing supplies and forcing the Union Army to divert forces from the ...
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18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission
18 Oct· HistoryPod
Félicette survived the flight after being secured inside a specially designed capsule on top of a Véronique AG1 rocket, which reached an altitude of about 157 ...
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17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
17 Oct· HistoryPod
Einstein, who was Jewish, was undertaking a visiting professorship at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor on 30 January ...
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16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris
16 Oct· HistoryPod
Having been found guilty of treason, she was instead sentenced to death and transported to the guillotine in an open ...
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Episodes

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

22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife, after being captured with the aid of wireless technology

21st October 1096: Battle of Civetot destroys the People’s Crusade at the start of the First Crusade

20th October 1818: Treaty of 1818 establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and British North America

19th October 1864: Confederate soldiers rob three banks in the St. Albans Raid in the northernmost land action of the American Civil War

18th October 1963: Félicette becomes the first cat in space when she is launched as part of a French mission

17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris