HistoryPod

372 Episodes

1. 10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire

   Published: 6/10/2025
2. 9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

   Published: 6/9/2025
3. 8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

   Published: 6/8/2025
4. 7th June 1832: The Great Reform Act becomes law, significantly changing the electoral system of the UK

   Published: 6/7/2025
5. 6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin

   Published: 6/6/2025
6. 5th June 1963: John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns following a political scandal caused by his extramarital affair

   Published: 6/5/2025
7. 4th June 1411: King Charles VI of France grants the exclusive right to ripen Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

   Published: 6/4/2025
8. 3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz

   Published: 6/3/2025
9. 2nd June 1896: Guglielmo Marconi files a patent application for his system of wireless telegraphy

   Published: 6/2/2025
10. 1st June 1946: Ion Antonescu, the former Prime Minister of Romania, executed by firing squad

    Published: 6/1/2025
11. 31st May 1916: Battle of Jutland begins in the North Sea, marking the largest naval battle of the First World War

    Published: 5/31/2025
12. 30th May 1899: Female bandit Pearl Hart and her partner, Joe Boot, commit one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies

    Published: 5/30/2025
13. 29th May 1660: Charles II restored to the English throne, marking the end of over a decade of republican rule

    Published: 5/29/2025
14. 28th May 1754: Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania marks the beginning of the French and Indian War

    Published: 5/28/2025
15. 27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

    Published: 5/27/2025
16. 26th May 1923: First 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race begins, establishing the endurance racing format

    Published: 5/26/2025
17. 25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

    Published: 5/25/2025
18. 24th May 1943: Josef Mengele, the Nazi Angel of Death, transferred to Auschwitz

    Published: 5/24/2025
19. 23rd May 1949: West Germany formally established, otherwise known as the Federal Republic of Germany

    Published: 5/23/2025
20. 22nd May 1849: Abraham Lincoln becomes the first and only President to be awarded a patent

    Published: 5/22/2025