Episodios

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

    24th January 1890: The Shigir Idol, the oldest wooden sculpture in the world, discovered in Russia
    Jan 24 2026
    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 ...
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  • 23rd January 1556: The deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi and surrounding areas

    23rd January 1556: The deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi and surrounding areas
    Jan 23 2026
    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 ...
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  • 22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

    22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil
    Jan 22 2026
    The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic ...
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  • 21st January 1968: United States B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear bombs crashes near Thule Air Base in Greenland

    21st January 1968: United States B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear bombs crashes near Thule Air Base in Greenland
    Jan 21 2026
    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 ...
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  • 20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage

    20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage
    Jan 20 2026
    Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest ...
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  • 19th January 1915: Two German Zeppelin airships drop bombs on the Norfolk towns of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn in Britain’s first experience of an air raid

    19th January 1915: Two German Zeppelin airships drop bombs on the Norfolk towns of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn in Britain’s first experience of an air raid
    Jan 19 2026
    The four people killed in the air raids were all civilians, which served as a stark message about the changing nature of warfare in the 20th ...
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  • 18th January 1778: Captain James Cook becomes the first known European to encounter the Hawaiian Islands

    18th January 1778: Captain James Cook becomes the first known European to encounter the Hawaiian Islands
    Jan 18 2026
    Cook anchored off Kauaʻi and later Niʻihau, making contact with the islanders over the following days and exchanged food, water, and other ...
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  • 16th January 27 BCE: The Roman Senate grant Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps

    16th January 27 BCE: The Roman Senate grant Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps
    Jan 16 2026
    The title Augustus is understood to translate as ‘the illustrious one’ and, although the title did not grant Octavian him political authority, many historians see this as the point at which his rule as first Roman Emperor ...
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