Episodios

  • 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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  • 28th March 1871: The Paris Commune proclaimed, and Council met for the first time

    28th March 1871: The Paris Commune proclaimed, and Council met for the first time
    Mar 28 2026
    The refusal of the Communards to accept the authority of the French government led to the Commune being brutally suppressed by the regular French army in May during ‘The Bloody ...
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  • 27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers

    27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers
    Mar 27 2026
    Khrushchev had already been elected First Secretary of the Communist Party, and his later rise to Chairman of the Council of Ministers placed both the party leadership and the government administration under his direct ...
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  • 26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima ends after US Marines officially secure the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific

    26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima ends after US Marines officially secure the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific
    Mar 26 2026
    The US invasion of Iwo Jima, known as ‘Operation Detachment’, led to five weeks of fierce fighting between around 21,000 Japanese troops and 110,000 ...
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