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15th April 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ in London

15th April 2026
Tagged as: Britain, Culture, Dictionary, England, English, Language, Literature, United Kingdom

Johnson’s finished dictionary contained 42,773 words, each of which featured a number of notes on their specific usage.

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21st December 1913: First modern crossword puzzle printed in the New York World newspaper, created by Arthur Wynne

21st December 2025
Tagged as: Crossword, Culture, English, New York, Newspaper, Puzzle

Wynne’s first ‘word-cross puzzle’ was shaped as a symmetrical diamond with a hollow centre, and was developed by Wynne for the 21 December issue of the New York World’s ‘Fun’ supplement.

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22nd March 1622: Indian Massacre of 1622 occurred in the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia

22nd March 2024
Tagged as: Colonialism, Colonies, English, Indian, Jamestown, Massacre, Powhatan, Settlers

The surprise attack was launched against English settlers by the the Powhatan Confederacy, led by Chief Opechancanough.

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15th April 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ in London

21st December 1913: First modern crossword puzzle printed in the New York World newspaper, created by Arthur Wynne

22nd March 1622: Indian Massacre of 1622 occurred in the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia

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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

11th September 1978: Janet Parker becomes the last recorded person in the world to die from smallpox

10th September 1919: Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain at the end of the First World War

9th September 1513: Battle of Flodden marks the largest battle to ever take place between Scotland and England

8th September 1941: Start of the Siege of Leningrad

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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