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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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3rd February 1961: Operation Looking Glass begins its 29-year Cold War flight above the USA

2026/02/03

Operation Looking Glass began flying an Airborne Command Post above the United States 24 hours a ...

2nd February 1887: First officially recorded Groundhog Day observance takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

2026/02/02

The custom of predicting the weather using an animal drew on older beliefs brought to North America by German-speaking immigrants, whose tradition stated that clear weather on that date suggested a prolonged winter while overcast conditions indicated an early ...

1st February 1960: Start of the Greensboro sit-ins to protest segregation

2026/02/01

The Greensboro sit-ins began when four black students sat at the ‘whites only’ lunch counter in the Woolworth department ...

31st January 1990: McDonald’s opens its first fast food restaurant in the Soviet Union on Moscow’s Pushkin Square

2026/01/31

Although a standard hamburger cost the price of ten loaves of bread, some news outlets estimated that 30,000 people passed through the doors on the first ...

30th January 1975: Rubik’s Cube first patented by Hungarian architect and designer Ernő Rubik

2026/01/30

International recognition came after the cube was exhibited at the 1979 Nuremberg Toy Fair where it attracted the attention of the Ideal Toy Company, and was later renamed Rubik's ...

29th January 1856: The Victoria Cross medal for valour introduced by Queen Victoria

2026/01/29

The Victoria Cross, which is commonly referred to as the VC, is the highest military decoration in the British honours system and takes precedence over every other order and ...

28th January 1986: NASA Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds after launch from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

2026/01/28

At 11.39am Challenger lifted off, and seventy-three seconds later the Shuttle began to disintegrate following a huge fireball. All seven members of crew were killed, and the disaster led to NASA suspending all Space Shuttle missions for over two and a half ...

27th January 1973: Paris Peace Accords end direct United States military involvement in the Vietnam War

2026/01/27

The final agreement signed on 27 January 1973 called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of all US combat forces within sixty days, and the return of American prisoners of ...

26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

2026/01/26

Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant ...

25th January 1890: American journalist Nellie Bly arrives in New Jersey after completing a 72-day solo journey around the world

2026/01/25

With £200 in English gold and banknotes, and a single bag that was smaller than modern carry-on luggage, Bly departed from Hoboken Pier in New Jersey on board the Augusta Victoria steamship on 14 November ...

24th January 1890: The Shigir Idol, the oldest wooden sculpture in the world, discovered in Russia

2026/01/24

The prehistoric sculpture, which is twice as old as the pyramids, was found during gold mining operations at the Shigir peat bog near present-day ...

23rd January 1556: The deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi and surrounding areas

2026/01/23

Scientists have since judged that the earthquake had a magnitude of around 8.0 on the Richter scale, and have had no reason to question the traditional estimates of around 830,000 ...

22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

2026/01/22

The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic ...

21st January 1968: United States B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear bombs crashes near Thule Air Base in Greenland

2026/01/21

On impact, the conventional explosives in the nuclear weapons detonated, but fortunately did not trigger a nuclear explosion. Nevertheless, radioactive material was scattered over a wide ...

20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage

2026/01/20

Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest ...

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4.2 out of 5

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★★★★★

prplfairi7 2024/07/17

Lovely bits of knowledge

A great soothing voice presents interesting education in a neat little 5 minute package - thank you for doing the work to share the history of our fas...

★★★★★

MAUIsolCALItude 2024/02/09

Delicious little morsels…

Delicious little morsels of history and knowledge!

★★★★★

7sneakers7 2022/02/14

Daily History in under 5 minutes

I love how in under 5 minutes I get a comprehensive description of an event that happened on the same day in a previous year. A wide range of types o...

★★★★★

Tgauthier21 2021/07/14

Where did it go?

Love this pod but where did it go? No episodes on Apple podcasts since July 11, 2021? Otherwise, great pod with wide variety of events.

★★★★★

g_man_joe 2020/08/22

great info briefly

I miss that this is a not a new every day pod, but I appreciate that it was a lot of work. I still listen to the pod everyday. Hope all is well with t...

★★★★★

unclej20 2020/06/28

I’m a history fan

History Pod is a great way to learn about events that you might not have otherwise known about. They are short and to the point. This way of history...

★★★★★

wolfie/wolf 2019/09/16

Life of Bryan

It’s ok to make fun of all religions it seems but Islam? Why is that? They always talk about Christian fanatics trying to shut down theaters. But im...

★★★☆☆

FLRoadGuy 2020/06/22

Where are the new shows at?

I love the daily shows and been listening to it for a while now but why can I get the new shows from iPhone instead of manually downloading it from a...

★★★★★

Skinny Kangaroo 2019/09/03

No worry’s

I will never unsubscribe

★★★★★

Twinsfan2001 2019/08/06

Well done

Very nice snippets of historical knowledge.

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