HistoryPod
History Podcasts
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
Location:
United States
Description:
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
Twitter:
@history_pod
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.historypod.net/
Email:
admin@historypod.net
Episodes
10th November 1898: Wilmington Massacre sees an armed white mob overthrow the elected government of Wilmington, North Carolina
11/9/2025
On 10 November, hundreds of armed men led by Alfred Waddell set fire to the Daily Record office, and violence spread through the city as mobs killed an estimated 60 to 300 Black ...
Duration:00:02:43
7th November 1874: Elephant first appears as a symbol of the Republican Party in Thomas Nast’s political cartoon Third Term Panic
11/6/2025
Third Term Panic became one of Thomas Nast’s most influential works, securing the elephant’s place in American political iconography and was later adopted by the Republican Party ...
Duration:00:02:35
4th November 1852: Count Camillo Benso di Cavour appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
11/3/2025
By the time of his death in 1861, shortly after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, Cavour’s vision of a unified and constitutional nation had largely been ...
Duration:00:02:37
1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in a direct contest between the two horses
10/31/2025
Seabiscuit’s victory at Pimlico elevated him to the status of a national icon as his story of overcoming poor beginnings and repeated setbacks resonated strongly with the American ...
Duration:00:02:30
29th October 1923: Republic of Turkey formally proclaimed under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
10/28/2025
The Grand National Assembly in Ankara declared the creation of the Republic of Turkey and, in a unanimous vote, Mustafa Kemal was chosen as ...
Duration:00:02:11
26th October 1861: Pony Express officially ends, only nineteen months after its first service began
10/25/2025
The cost of maintaining horses, riders, and remote relay stations far outstripped revenues from postage fees, while government subsidies dried up after Congress chose to instead begin funding the ...
Duration:00:02:20
23rd October 1956: Hungarian Revolution begins in Budapest against Soviet control and the Hungarian People’s Republic
10/22/2025
On 23 October 1956, thousands of students marched through Budapest calling for political reforms, free elections, and the withdrawal of Soviet troops. Over the next few weeks the revolution was brutally put ...
Duration:00:02:17
20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
10/19/2025
Construction began in March 1959 but the project, located on Bennelong Point overlooking Sydney Harbour, soon ran into difficulties before finally opening on 20 October ...
Duration:00:02:22
17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway completed using forced labour including Allied prisoners of war
10/16/2025
The Japanese used approximately 60,000 POWs, mainly British, Dutch, Australian, and American, to construct the railway alongside an estimated 180,000 to 250,000 Asian civilians. It is estimated that around 12,000 Allied prisoners and up to 90,000 civilians died during ...
Duration:00:02:28
14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories
10/13/2025
The twelve stories that make up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were originally serialised between July 1891 and June 1892, and included cases such as “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled ...
Duration:00:02:07
11th October 1986: Reykjavík Summit takes place between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
10/10/2025
The Reykjavík Summit quickly developed into one of the most significant negotiations of the era, with both sides beginning to address the escalating nuclear arms race during the Cold ...
Duration:00:02:01
8th October 1856: Second Opium War begins after the arrest of the crew of the Arrow, a Chinese-owned but British-registered cargo boat
10/7/2025
Chinese officials boarded the Arrow and arrested its crew on suspicion of piracy and smuggling, prompting British authorities to claim that the Chinese had violated the vessel’s British protection, and prompting ...
Duration:00:02:16
5th October 1914: First recorded aerial combat victory takes place when a French Voisin shoots down a German Aviatik aircraft
10/4/2025
Contemporary reports state that the French crew fired a long burst on a machine, hitting the German Aviatik and fatally wounding its crew before the plane crashed behind enemy ...
Duration:00:02:10
2nd October 1766: Nottingham Cheese Riot takes place at the city’s Goose Fair, triggered by rising food prices
10/1/2025
Clashes between troops and rioters during the Nottingham Cheese Riot led to one man being killed while the mayor himself was knocked down by a rolling cheese ...
Duration:00:02:06
29th September 1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire according to newspapers in the USA
9/28/2025
Rockefeller held shares in numerous companies after the breakup of Standard Oil, and as their value increased his wealth was reported to have surpassed $1 ...
Duration:00:02:18
26th September 1687: An explosion rips through the Parthenon in Athens while it’s being used as a gunpowder magazine
9/25/2025
A mortar shell fired by Venetian troops at their Ottoman enemy struck the Parthenon directly, igniting the powder stored ...
Duration:00:02:22
23rd September 1862: Otto von Bismarck appointed Minister-President of Prussia by King Wilhelm I
9/22/2025
In the early 1860s, with Prussia facing a crisis over King Wilhelm I's attempts to expand and modernize the Prussian army, he appointed Otto von Bismarck as Minister-President in an attempt to break a budgetary ...
Duration:00:02:28
20th September 1378: Western Schism divides the Catholic Church after the contested election of Antipope Clement VII
9/19/2025
Clement established his court in Avignon, supported by France, Scotland, and several other European states. Urban VI, meanwhile, retained control of Rome and was recognized by England, much of Germany, and parts of ...
Duration:00:02:10
17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash
9/16/2025
Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pitching the aircraft forward sharply after which it crashed nose-first into the ...
Duration:00:02:15
14th September 1741: George Frideric Handel, a German-born composer who had settled in London, completed his oratorio Messiah
9/13/2025
Messiah has since become one of the most frequently performed choral works in Western music with the “Hallelujah” chorus becoming a central piece in the choral ...
Duration:00:02:19