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27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa

27th August 2021
Tagged as: Eruption, Krakatoa, Volcano

One of the most destructive volcanic events in modern history occurred when Krakatoa’s eruption reached its climax.

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24th August AD 79: Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii & Herculaneum

24th August 2020
Tagged as: Archaeology, Italy, Natural Disaster, Roman Empire, Rome, Volcano

The 24^th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa

24th August AD 79: Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii & Herculaneum

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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

7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

6th July 1947: The Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle goes into production in the USSR

5th July 1948: Launch of the National Health Service in England and Wales

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

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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