Episodios

  • 5th April 1958: Ripple Rock underwater mountain destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions

    5th April 1958: Ripple Rock underwater mountain destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions
    Apr 5 2026
    The blast, which was broadcast live on television, broke apart the submerged peaks of the Ripple Rock underwater mountain, sending 635,000 metric tons of rock and water 300 metres into the ...
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  • 4th April 1968: Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39

    4th April 1968: Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39
    Apr 4 2026
    King was standing on the balcony outside his room at the Lorrain Motel in Memphis when he was hit by a single bullet that shattered his jaw and several ...
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  • 3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service goes into operation

    3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service goes into operation
    Apr 3 2026
    The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in ...
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  • 2nd April 1968: Science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey receives its world premiere in Washington, D.C.

    2nd April 1968: Science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey receives its world premiere in Washington, D.C.
    Apr 2 2026
    The release of 2001: A Space Odyssey marked an important moment in the development of cinematic science fiction, combining large-scale visual effects with a narrative that addressed themes of human evolution, artificial intelligence, and space ...
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  • 1st April 1924: Adolf Hitler found guilty of treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch and sentenced to five years in jail

    1st April 1924: Adolf Hitler found guilty of treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch and sentenced to five years in jail
    Apr 1 2026
    Hitler’s detention provided him with the opportunity to write Mein Kampf, his blueprint for power, and to rethink the tactics he would use to take that power in ...
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  • 31st March 1905: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lands in Morocco where his speech prompts the First Moroccan Crisis

    31st March 1905: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany lands in Morocco where his speech prompts the First Moroccan Crisis
    Mar 31 2026
    The Kaiser’s speech in Tangier was a direct challenge to the French Foreign Minister, Théophile Delcassé, who had previously secured wide European support for control of ...
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  • 30th March 1981: Attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.

    30th March 1981: Attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.
    Mar 30 2026
    One bullet struck Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, another wounded District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty, and a third struck Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy as he attempted to shield the president. Nevertheless a fourth bullet ricocheted off the side of the presidential limousine and entered Reagan’s left side under his ...
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  • 29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China

    29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China
    Mar 29 2026
    The Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, ...
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