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6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries
6 mei· HistoryPod
West Germany’s Federal Archives revealed that forensic tests proved the Hitler Diaries were ...
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5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years
5 mei· HistoryPod
When the Estates General opened on 5 May many hoped that it would provide a platform for reform, but in practice it acted as a precursor to the French ...
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4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students
4 mei· HistoryPod
Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State University ...
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3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities
3 mei· HistoryPod
The Government of Ireland Act established one parliament in Belfast for Northern Ireland and another in Dublin for Southern Ireland. While both remained under the authority of the United Kingdom, each was granted a degree of self-governance and the border remains today as the boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern ...
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2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England
2 mei· HistoryPod
The Hudson's Bay Company maintained a monopoly over trade in the area for over 200 years, ensuring it had a lasting impact on the economic and political development of what would later become ...
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1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt
1 mei· HistoryPod
The Covenant of Perfectibility, the forerunner of the original Bavarian Illuminati, was founded by Adam Weishaupt in ...
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30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France
30 apr· HistoryPod
The French government sold the entire Louisiana Territory, which included an area that now forms part of fifteen separate states, at less than 3 cents per ...
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29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard
29 apr· HistoryPod
Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain's ...
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28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army
28 apr· HistoryPod
Ali's refusal to be inducted led to him being stripped of his boxing titles and later convicted of draft evasion for which he was sentenced to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a ban from boxing. He remained free on bail while the case was under ...
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27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy
27 apr· HistoryPod
Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans near the village of Dongo whilst attempting to flee to Switzerland, and was executed the next ...
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26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender
26 apr· HistoryPod
He was dragged out of the barn where he had been hiding and died three hours ...
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25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said
25 apr· HistoryPod
The canal was designed as a sea-level waterway stretching approximately 120 miles across the Isthmus of Suez, and its completion in 1869, ten years after work began, significantly reduced travel time between Europe and ...
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24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside
24 apr· HistoryPod
The Kinder Mass Trespass involved approximately 400 people walking to the Kinder Scout plateau in deliberate defiance of the landowners, in a protest in favour of the right to ...
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23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria
23 apr· HistoryPod
Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria signed the Reinheitsgebot, a law to ensure the purity of beer that specified a limited number of ...
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22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres
22 apr· HistoryPod
Over five thousand French Algerian, Moroccan and territorial troops died within ten minutes of the chlorine gas being ...
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21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty
21 apr· HistoryPod
Babur, a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, had established a power base in Kabul but the victory at Panipat gave him control of Delhi and Agra, allowing him to establish the foundations of what would become the Mughal Empire in ...
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20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun
20 apr· HistoryPod
Painting the windows of the Astrodome significantly improved the situation for the players, but in turn led to the grass inside dying from a lack of light. It was replaced with an artificial alternative, which became known as ...
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19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War
19 apr· HistoryPod
As the British troops arrived in Lexington, they encountered a small group and, although the exact events that unfolded are unclear, a shot was fired that initiated the first skirmish of the American Revolutionary ...
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18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland
18 apr· HistoryPod
The Doolittle Raid saw sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability to air raids, and forced the Japanese military to divert resources to homeland ...
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17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506
17 apr· HistoryPod
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade ...
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Afleveringen

6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries

5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years

4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities

2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England

1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt

30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France

29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army

27th April 1945: Benito Mussolini, the former Fascist dictator of Italy, captured by Italian partisans in northern Italy

26th April 1865: John Wilkes Booth, who had assassinated Abraham Lincoln, shot after refusing to surrender

25th April 1859: Construction begins on the Suez Canal at the northern Egyptian port town of Port Said

24th April 1932: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout in the Peak District protests against limited access to open countryside

23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria

22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres

21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty

20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun

19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War

18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland

17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506