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20th September 1835: The start of the Ragamuffin War in Brazil

20th September 2026
Tagged as: Brazil, Civil War, Cowboy, Garibaldi, Independence, Ragamuffic, Rebellion

The Ragamuffin War began when Brazilian rebels in the southern province of Rio Grande do Sul captured Porto Alegre.

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22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

22nd January 2026
Tagged as: Brazil, Britain, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Portugal

The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic forces.

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12th October 1931: The Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12th October 2024
Tagged as: Art, Brazil, Christ, Christian, Religion, Rio de Janeiro, Statue

Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa created Christ the Redeemer in collaboration with French sculptor Paul Landowski, and construction of the 30 metre tall statue took nine years.

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20th September 1835: The start of the Ragamuffin War in Brazil

22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

12th October 1931: The Christ the Redeemer statue officially opened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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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

6th October 1927: The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson, the first major “talkie” movie, premieres in New York City

5th October 1962: James Bond and The Beatles each make their debut with Dr. No and Love Me Do

4th October 1582: Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar

3rd October 1952: Britain conducts Operation Hurricane, its first test of an atomic bomb

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

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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