Front Page

Podcast

14th July 1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett

American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Read More

Podcast

13th July 1985: Live Aid is watched by 1.9 billion people

At 12 noon on the 13th July 1985, an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion people tuned in to watch Live Aid, the “global jukebox” broadcast live from Wembley Stadium in London and John F.... Read More

Podcast

12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow

Moscow’s Trinity Church, later renamed Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat and better known as Saint Basil’s Cathedral, was consecrated. Read More

Podcast

11th July 1962: World’s first satellite TV broadcast using Telstar

The world’s first satellite television broadcast took place on July 11th 1962 when the Telstar satellite relayed an image of a flag outside its base station at Andover Earth Station to the Pleumeur-Bodou earth station... Read More

Podcast

10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France

The Vichy government was established in France after the National Assembly approved a new French Constitutional Law that granted full powers to Marshal Pétain. Read More

Podcast

9th July 1877: First Wimbledon Championship begins in London

The 9th July 1877 saw the world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begin at Wimbledon in London. Read More

Podcast

8th July 1947: Roswell Army Air Base reports ‘flying disc’ debris

Walter Haut, the public information officer of the Roswell Army Air Field, issued a press release saying that the military had recovered the remains of a ‘flying disc.’ Read More

HistoryPod

15th July 1834: The Spanish Inquisition disbanded