Podcast Episodes
Back to Search4th June 1916: Russian Army begins the Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front of the First World War
The Brusilov Offensive is regarded as one of the most effective operations of the war in terms of tactical innovation and initial results as it invol…
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3rd June 1989: Tiananmen Square protesters fired on by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Official figures reported 241 deaths as a result of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests but unofficial estimates, including one by the US …
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2nd June 1946: Italians vote in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and turn their country into a republic
More than 89% of eligible Italian citizens voted in the referendum, with 54.3% voting in favour of turning the country into a ...
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1st June 1980: CNN begins broadcasting as the first 24-hour news channel
Media entrepreneur Ted Turner assembled a newsroom capable of operating at all hours, recruiting journalists, and establishing technical systems for …
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31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack
The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic ...
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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy
Joan was accused of being a witch and a heretic due to the voices she heard and visions she witnessed, but the crime that condemned her to death was …
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29th May 1854: Paddington Station opens as the London terminus of the Great Western Railway
The completed station was formally opened for use on 29 May 1854 to link London with the west of England and South Wales, reflecting the broader grow…
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28th May 1987: Mathias Rust, an 18-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, illegally landed a private aircraft near Moscow’s Red Square
Rust approached Moscow in the early evening and, after passing the city's ‘Ring of Steel’ anti-aircraft defences, touched down on a bridge next to St…
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27th May 1199: King John of England crowned at Westminster Abbey in London
John ruled for seventeen years before contracting dysentery while in Kings Lynn, an illness from which he later ...
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26th May 1972: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty at the Moscow Summit
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was intended to limit the development and deployment of missile defence systems during the Cold War to avoid furthe…
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