Episodes

  • 25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party

    25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party
    Jul 25 2024
    Members of the Austrian Nazi Party, seeking to annex Austria into Nazi Germany, stormed the Chancellery building in Vienna where they shot and fatally wounded Dollfuss, who succumbed to his injuries later that ...
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  • 24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

    24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III
    Jul 24 2024
    Often referred to as the ‘lost city of the Incas’, Machu Picchu was constructed in the middle of the 15th century but was abandoned barely a century later in ...
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  • 23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt

    23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt
    Jul 23 2024
    The Free Officers, led by Mohamed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser, launched a coup that seized key military installations and government buildings in Cairo with minimal ...
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  • 22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

    22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland
    Jul 22 2024
    On the 22nd July 1706, the foundation for the establishment of the Kingdom of Great Britain was laid when commissioners from England and Scotland agreed the Acts of ...
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  • 21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt

    21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam completed in Egypt
    Jul 21 2024
    Construction of the Aswan High Dam took just over ten years and cost nearly $1 ...
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  • 20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

    20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs
    Jul 20 2024
    Weighing more than half a ton, the completed cheese was marked with the Jeffersonian motto ‘Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God’ and was presented to President Jefferson on January 1, ...
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  • 19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war

    19th July 1870: The Franco-Prussian War begins when Napoleon III declares war
    Jul 19 2024
    The Franco-Prussian War began with a declaration of war by the French emperor, Napoleon ...
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  • 18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio

    18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio
    Jul 18 2024
    Riots broke out in the in the predominantly African-American community of Hough in Cleveland, ...
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