562 Episodes

  1. 7th November 1874: Elephant first appears as a symbol of the Republican Party in Thomas Nast’s political cartoon Third Term Panic

    Published: 11/7/2025

  2. 6th November 1975: The Sex Pistols play their first gig at St Martin’s College of Art in London

    Published: 11/6/2025

  3. 5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term

    Published: 11/5/2025

  4. 4th November 1852: Count Camillo Benso di Cavour appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia

    Published: 11/4/2025

  5. 3rd November 1957: Laika the dog becomes the first animal to enter orbit around the Earth

    Published: 11/3/2025

  6. 2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France following the Thermidorian Reaction

    Published: 11/2/2025

  7. 1st November 1938: American racehorse Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in a direct contest between the two horses

    Published: 11/1/2025

  8. 31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation

    Published: 10/31/2025

  9. 30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR

    Published: 10/30/2025

  10. 29th October 1923: Republic of Turkey formally proclaimed under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    Published: 10/29/2025

  11. 28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket

    Published: 10/28/2025

  12. 27th October 1960: American singer Ben E. King records the renowned song ‘Stand By Me’

    Published: 10/27/2025

  13. 26th October 1861: Pony Express officially ends, only nineteen months after its first service began

    Published: 10/26/2025

  14. 25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt

    Published: 10/25/2025

  15. 24th October 1926: Harry Houdini performs his final show despite suffering from acute appendicitis

    Published: 10/24/2025

  16. 23rd October 1956: Hungarian Revolution begins in Budapest against Soviet control and the Hungarian People’s Republic

    Published: 10/23/2025

  17. 22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent

    Published: 10/22/2025

  18. 21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

    Published: 10/21/2025

  19. 20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II

    Published: 10/20/2025

  20. 19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

    Published: 10/19/2025

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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