Episodios

  • 9th January 1806: State funeral of Admiral Horatio Nelson takes place in London, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar

    9th January 1806: State funeral of Admiral Horatio Nelson takes place in London, following his death at the Battle of Trafalgar
    Jan 9 2026
    Nelson’s coffin was placed on a grand funeral car designed to resemble HMS Victory for its final journey to St Paul’s Cathedral and subsequently interred in the crypt, joining a small number of national figures accorded this ...
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  • 6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address

    6th January 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt sets out the “Four Freedoms” in his State of the Union address
    Jan 6 2026
    Roosevelt identified freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear that, together, provided a moral framework for US engagement in the ...
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  • 5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia

    5th January 1968: The Prague Spring begins with Alexander Dubček becoming the new leader of Czechoslovakia
    Jan 5 2026
    Dubček replaced Novotný as the leader of Czechoslovakia on 5 January 1968 and quickly began to introduce a series of political and economic reforms known as ‘socialism with a human ...
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  • 3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace

    3rd January 1868: Meiji Restoration begins in Japan when loyalists seize control of the Kyoto Imperial Palace
    Jan 3 2026
    Supporters of imperial restoration occupied key positions in Kyoto on 3 January 1868 and announced the abolition of the Tokugawa ...
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  • 31st December 1853: New Year’s Eve dinner takes place inside a model of an Iguanodon at the Crystal Palace Park in south London

    31st December 1853: New Year’s Eve dinner takes place inside a model of an Iguanodon at the Crystal Palace Park in south London
    Dec 31 2025
    The dinner was widely reported and helped generate public interest in the Crystal Palace Park's life-sized models of extinct animals, which opened to visitors the following ...
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