HistoryPod
byScott Allsop
History
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
Episodes(40 episodes)
5th October 1962: James Bond and The Beatles each make their debut with Dr. No and Love Me Do
Two cultural icons made their first appearance when Dr No, the first of the James Bond series of films, hit cinema screens on the same day as the Beatles released their debut single ‘Love Me ...
Published: Oct 5, 2026
4th October 1582: Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar
By the 16th Century a sizable drift had developed between the Julian calendar, the lunar calendar, and the real moon which the new calendar sought to ...
Published: Oct 4, 2026
3rd October 1952: Britain conducts Operation Hurricane, its first test of an atomic bomb
The bomb was successfully detonated at 8 a.m., making Britain the third country to successfully develop and detonate a nuclear weapon, after the United States and Soviet ...
Published: Oct 3, 2026
2nd October 1919: US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke while in office
United States President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on his left-hand ...
Published: Oct 2, 2026
1st October 1949: Mao Zedong declares the establishment of the People’s Republic of China
The Chinese Communists in the People’s Liberation Army had been fighting the second stage of a long and costly civil war against the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, known as the Kuomintang, since shortly after the end of the Second World ...
Published: Oct 1, 2026
30th September 1960: The Flintstones broadcast for the first time as the world’s first animated sitcom
The Flintstones attracted strong ratings, demonstrating that an animated series could compete with live-action programmes in an evening schedule and establishing Hanna-Barbera as a major television animation ...
Published: Sep 30, 2026
29th September 1789: Congress formally establishes the United States Army on the final day of its first session
President George Washington wrote to Congress, stating that the military was something on which the “honor, safety and well being of our Country so evidently and essentially ...
Published: Sep 29, 2026
28th September 1928: Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin, laying the foundation for a revolution in modern medicine
Fleming found that a petri dish containing staphylococci bacteria had been contaminated with an unidentified fungus. The bacteria around the fungus had been destroyed, whereas bacteria that were further away ...
Published: Sep 28, 2026
27th September 1825: Stockton and Darlington Railway opens as the first public railway to make regular use of steam locomotives
The railway was developed by to improve the transport of coal from inland collieries to Darlington and the port at ...
Published: Sep 27, 2026
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
The first United States presidential debate took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard ...
Published: Sep 26, 2026
25th September 1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge fought between King Harold Godwinson of England and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada
The Battle of Stamford Bridge saw both sides suffer heavy casualties but, with Harald Hardrada slain in battle, the English emerged ...
Published: Sep 25, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 24, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 23, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 22, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 21, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 20, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 19, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 18, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 17, 2026
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 ...
Published: Sep 16, 2026