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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

9th October 2021
Tagged as: Astronomy, Engineering, Medieval, Prague, Science, Technology, Time

Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan Šindel.

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16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

16th July 2021
Tagged as: Arabia, Astronomy, Calendar, Date, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Science

The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina.

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29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica

29th February 2020
Tagged as: Astronomy, Caribbean, Columbus, Eclipse, Jamaica, New World

Christopher Columbus used knowledge of a forthcoming lunar eclipse to fool Jamaican natives into providing his stranded crew with provisions.

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4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

4th October 2019
Tagged as: Astronomy, Calendar, Catholicism, Date, Religion, Science, Time

On the 4^th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.

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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

16th July 622: Start date of the Islamic calendar

29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica

4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time

3rd July 1938: World speed record for steam locomotives set by Number 4468 Mallard at just under 126mph

2nd July 1964: Civil Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson

1st July 1903: The first Tour de France cycling race begins, taking place over nineteen days and six stages

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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