HistoryPod

Scott Allsop

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

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24th September 1954: Iconic AEC Routemaster London bus revealed at the Commercial Motor Show at Earl’s Court
The vehicle, designated RM1, was conceived by London Transport to replace its extensive trolleybus network with motor buses and was developed in conjunction with the Associated Equipment Company (AEC), with Park Royal involved in the construction of the ...
Yesterday · length unknown
23rd September 1974: BBC launches Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service
Teletext was the dominant medium for accessing breaking news until the arrival of the World Wide ...
Tuesday · length unknown
22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying for the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Hale volunteered to gather intelligence on British troop movements and strategies but was captured, swiftly subjected to a trial by British authorities, found guilty of spying, and condemned to death as an illegal ...
Monday · length unknown
21st September 1792: French First Republic begins when the National Convention formally abolish the monarchy
The Convention unanimously decreed that ‘royalty is abolished in France’ and subsequently ordered that official documents should be dated from ‘the first year of the French Republic’, establishing the Republican ...
Sunday · length unknown
20th September 1835: The start of the Ragamuffin War in Brazil
The Ragamuffin War began when Brazilian rebels in the southern province of Rio Grande do Sul captured Porto ...
Saturday · length unknown
19th September 1870: The Siege of Paris began during the Franco-Prussian War when the city was encircled by forces of the North German Confederation
The German forces reached the outskirts of the French capital on 15 September and General Helmuth von Moltke, the commander of the Prussian army, gave the order to begin surrounding the ...
Friday · length unknown
18th September 1870: The Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition to the Yellowstone region sees a large geyser they named Old Faithful.
Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and several geyser basins where they encountered numerous geothermal features, including the geyser that they named Old Faithful due to its regular ...
September 17 · length unknown
17th September 1978: Camp David Accords signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
The talks concluded with the signing of two separate agreements – ‘A Framework for Peace in the Middle East’ and ‘A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and ...
September 16 · length unknown
16th September 1978: Filming begins on Monty Python’s Life of Brian after George Harrison steps in to provide funding
Claimed by its fans to be the greatest comedy film of all time, Life of Brian has courted controversy since its release due to its satirical portrayal of religion that is interpreted by some as ...
September 15 · length unknown
15th September 1959: Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet leader to visit the United States
At the end of the visit Khrushchev and Eisenhower agreed to continue discussions, signalling a temporary improvement in relations that became known as the ‘Spirit of Camp ...
September 14 · length unknown
14th September 1814: USA’s national anthem lyrics written as the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”
On the 14th September 1814, the poem that was to provide the lyrics for the United States’ national anthem was written by 35 year-old Francis Scott ...
September 13 · length unknown
13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David
Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance ...
September 12 · length unknown
12th September 1940: Prehistoric cave paintings discovered at Lascaux, in the Dordogne region of southwestern France
The walls of the Lascaux cave contained numerous representations of animals, including horses, bulls, bison and deer that were painted approximately 15,000 years ago, during the Upper Palaeolithic ...
September 11 · length unknown
11th September 1978: Janet Parker becomes the last recorded person in the world to die from smallpox
Janet Parker first became ill on 11 August, but nine days passed before she was admitted to hospital and her infection was identified as ...
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10th September 1919: Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain at the end of the First World War
The Austrian delegation to Paris was led by the Social Democrat minister Karl Renner who had little choice but to agree to the redrawing of national borders that saw the emergence of several independent nations and the reduction of Austrian ...
September 9 · length unknown
9th September 1513: Battle of Flodden marks the largest battle to ever take place between Scotland and England
Around 10,000 Scots are thought to have died including twelve earls, fifteen lords and numerous other nobles and clan chiefs, removing much of Scotland’s political and military leadership in a single ...
September 8 · length unknown
8th September 1941: Start of the Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad, one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history, ...
September 7 · length unknown
7th September 1940: The Nazi German Luftwaffe launches The Blitz
The Nazi German Luftwaffe launched the first of 57 consecutive days and nights of bombing raids on London in what became known as the ...
September 6 · length unknown
6th September 1914: First Battle of the Marne begins with a French counter-offensive against the advancing German army
On the morning of 6 September, the French Sixth Army attacked the German First Army near the River Ourcq while the French Fifth Army and British Expeditionary Force advanced into the gap between the German First and Second Armies. On 9 September, German Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke ordered a withdrawal, marking the transition from mobile warfare to the long period of trench warfare that ...
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5th September 1698: Peter the Great of Russia imposes a tax on beards
Peter the Great's decision to ban beards was unpopular, not only because it was a significant challenge to tradition but also because shaving a beard was interpreted by some Orthodox Christians as being ...

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