HistoryPod

372 Episodes

1. 21st May 1927 and 1932: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, followed five years later by Emilia Earhart as the first woman

   Published: 5/21/2025
2. 20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

   Published: 5/20/2025
3. 19th May 1922: Young Pioneer organisation formally established in the USSR

   Published: 5/19/2025
4. 18th May 1848: The Frankfurt Parliament opens at St. Paul’s Church as the first freely elected parliament for all of Germany

   Published: 5/18/2025
5. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

   Published: 5/17/2025
6. 16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

   Published: 5/16/2025
7. 15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

   Published: 5/15/2025
8. 14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

   Published: 5/14/2025
9. 13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

   Published: 5/13/2025
10. 12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

    Published: 5/12/2025
11. 11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

    Published: 5/11/2025
12. 10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

    Published: 5/10/2025
13. 9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

    Published: 5/9/2025
14. 8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark

    Published: 5/8/2025
15. 7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention

    Published: 5/7/2025
16. 6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries

    Published: 5/6/2025
17. 5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years

    Published: 5/5/2025
18. 4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

    Published: 5/4/2025
19. 3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities

    Published: 5/3/2025
20. 2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England

    Published: 5/2/2025