8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark

Afleveringen

13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War
13 mei· HistoryPod
Britain's declaration of neutrality recognised the Union and the Confederacy as belligerents, allowing the Confederacy to contract for supplies and commission warships, but it fell short of recognising the Confederacy as a sovereign nation. This protected British interests by avoiding entanglement in the conflict while maintaining the country’s right to trade with both the Union and the ...
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12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California
12 mei· HistoryPod
The Donner Party departed Independence, Missouri on their ill-fated journey to ...
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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
11 mei· HistoryPod
Ranked as the 259th most powerful computer in the world, Deep Blue was able to evaluate 200 million separate chess positions per ...
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10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
10 mei· HistoryPod
The ‘Golden Spike’ symbolised the joining of the Central Pacific Railroad, which had built eastward from California, and the Union Pacific Railroad, which had built westward from Nebraska to form a continuous rail link between the east and west coasts of the ...
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9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels
9 mei· HistoryPod
Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of ...
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8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark
8 mei· HistoryPod
The Tollund Man was remarkably well-preserved thanks to the cold, acidic, and low oxygen conditions of the peat bog, which slowed ...
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7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention
7 mei· HistoryPod
The Cult of the Supreme Being recognised that God had created the universe, but that He did not interfere or intervene in its operation. Therefore it taught that humans were responsible for their own actions and ...
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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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Afleveringen

13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

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

10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention

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