On the 21st April 753 BC, the ancient city of Rome was founded.
6th February 1778: France and the US sign the first treaties that recognise American independence
6th February 2020
On the 4th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar.
The Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar, most famously used by the Maya civilisation, began.
The Islamic calendar was dated to start with the first new moon after the Prophet Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina.ituals.
This extended edition of HistoryPod attempts to answer the most common question from listeners: how and why are certain events featured (or not) in the daily podcast?
15th August 1941: Last execution takes place at the Tower of London
15th August 2020
14th August 1980: Lech Wałęsa leads strike in Gdańsk shipyard
14th August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018