HistoryPod

388 Episodo

1. 17th May 1756: The Seven Years’ War begins, when Great Britain formally declares war on France

   Publicado: 17/5/2025
2. 16th May 1960: The first laser was successfully operated by Theodore Maiman at the Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California

   Publicado: 16/5/2025
3. 15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California

   Publicado: 15/5/2025
4. 14th May 1878: The last witchcraft trial in the United States was held in Salem, Massachusetts

   Publicado: 14/5/2025
5. 13th May 1861: Queen Victoria issues a “Proclamation of Neutrality” concerning the American Civil War

   Publicado: 13/5/2025
6. 12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California

   Publicado: 12/5/2025
7. 11th May 1997: IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov to become the first computer to defeat a reigning world chess champion under tournament conditions

   Publicado: 11/5/2025
8. 10th May 1869: The ‘Golden Spike’ completes the first transcontinental railroad in the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory

   Publicado: 10/5/2025
9. 9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

   Publicado: 9/5/2025
10. 8th May 1950: The Tollund Man, who lived in the 5th century BC, discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg in Denmark

    Publicado: 8/5/2025
11. 7th May 1794: Cult of the Supreme Being formally announced by Robespierre in a meeting of the National Convention

    Publicado: 7/5/2025
12. 6th May 1983: The Hitler Diaries proven to be forgeries

    Publicado: 6/5/2025
13. 5th May 1789: The Estates General meets at Versailles, near Paris, for the first time in 175 years

    Publicado: 5/5/2025
14. 4th May 1970: Ohio National Guardsmen shoot Kent State University students

    Publicado: 4/5/2025
15. 3rd May 1921: Partition of Ireland divides Ireland into two separate political entities

    Publicado: 3/5/2025
16. 2nd May 1670: Hudson’s Bay Company established with a royal charter from King Charles II of England

    Publicado: 2/5/2025
17. 1st May 1776: The forerunner of the Bavarian Illuminati was founded by Adam Weishaupt

    Publicado: 1/5/2025
18. 30th April 1803: Louisiana Purchase Treaty concluded between the United States and France

    Publicado: 30/4/2025
19. 29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

    Publicado: 29/4/2025
20. 28th April 1967: Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, refuses induction into the United States Army

    Publicado: 28/4/2025