Episodios

  • 18th March 1965: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to conduct a spacewalk

    18th March 1965: Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to conduct a spacewalk
    Mar 18 2026
    At approximately 10:34 a.m. Moscow time, Alexei Leonov floated outside the spacecraft Voskhod 2 and remained there for just over twelve ...
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  • 15th March 1917: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne, ending more than three centuries of Romanov rule

    15th March 1917: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the Russian throne, ending more than three centuries of Romanov rule
    Mar 15 2026
    The abdication of Nicholas II removed a deeply entrenched autocracy, but the Provisional Government that assumed power struggled to assert control and, within months, its authority was challenged by the Bolsheviks, leading to the October ...
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  • 13th March 1881: Tsar Alexander II of Russia assassinated in a St Petersburg street by a member of the People’s Will revolutionary movement

    13th March 1881: Tsar Alexander II of Russia assassinated in a St Petersburg street by a member of the People’s Will revolutionary movement
    Mar 13 2026
    Suffering from severe bleeding, the Tsar was taken to the Winter Palace where he died from his ...
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  • 12th March 1933: The first “fireside chat” delivered by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the radio

    12th March 1933: The first “fireside chat” delivered by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the radio
    Mar 12 2026
    Recognising that the broadcast had helped bridge the gap between government action and public understanding, fireside chats became a defining feature of Roosevelt’s leadership and over the next twelve years he would deliver a total of thirty broadcasts on subjects ranging from economic recovery to ...
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  • 9th March 1945: USAF begin Operation Meetinghouse, the firebombing of Tokyo in the most destructive bombing raid in history

    9th March 1945: USAF begin Operation Meetinghouse, the firebombing of Tokyo in the most destructive bombing raid in history
    Mar 9 2026
    Approximately 300 B-52 bombers dropped thousands of tons of incendiaries over the eastern districts of Tokyo, causing firestorms that overwhelmed firefighting efforts and killed around 100,000 people, with many more ...
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