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Once or twice weekly, 30 minutes of libertarian leaning, voluntaryist amateur political philosophy and news commentary from a former card carrying socialist.
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We are two brothers-in-law that are sick of the divided gaming community. So leave the console war behind, pull up a seat, and have a couple beers with us. We will be discussing our own gaming interests and news from the industry. Let's celebrate the gaming community as the fantastic sub-culture that is has become.
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Welcome to our series of podcasts launched to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice. These evocative podcasts bring alive the individual experiences of those who served in the First World War. They highlight some of the unusual and interesting stories that can be found in military records at The National Archives. New podcasts will be added to the series until 21 November 2008. Stay informed of each new podcast release by signing up to our Voices of the Armistice RSS feed. If you would ...
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The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
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A podcast about fascists, nazis, and far right, from the perspective of the left. Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/12rulesforwhat
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A podcast hosted by Dr Tom Thorpe on all aspects of the Great War from the UK's leading First World War history society The Western Front Association (www.westernfrontassociation.com).
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Veterans Day 💯 year centennial Cover art photo by http://jelleke.com
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Coming Together/Coming Apart is a history podcast about national independence, liberation, and disintegration. Series 2: A History of the Rwandan Civil War and Genocide. // Series 1: A History of the Korean War.
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World War One is the watershed moment in modern history. The Western World before it was one of aristocrats, empires, colonies, and optimism for a future of unending progress. After four years of hellish trench warfare, shell fire, 10 million combat deaths, and another 10 million civilian deaths, the world that emerged in 1918 was irrevocably changed. Nation-states came out of the rubble, along with a push for universal rights. New technologies emerged, such as tanks and fighter planes. But ...
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The Pasithea Powder is a monthly audio drama from Bad Wine Productions. On a faraway world, Captain Sophie Green is recovering from a war that ripped her planet apart and left her personal relationships for dead. Among the many atrocities committed on both sides was the invention of Pasithea Powder, a drug with memory altering properties. Thankfully, the drug has been eradicated and only a handful of scientists—now political prisoners—know how to recreate it. When Sophie sees one of those sc ...
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22nd June 1940: France signs the Second Armistice of Compiègne with Nazi Germany which signals the Fall of France
Adolf Hitler seized the opportunity to inflict a symbolic humiliation on the French by signing the armistice in the same location, and in the same railway carriage, as the armistice of the First World ...By Scott Allsop
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Ep330 – The Armistice on the Western Front- Prof Stephen Badsey
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In this captivating episode, Professor Stephen Badsey offers a detailed analysis of the Armistice on the Western Front in November 1918. Drawing from his extensive expertise, Professor Badsey delves into the fast-paced timeline of events that unfolded during late October and early November 1918, leading to the momentous ceasefire that marked the en…
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97 The Life of Socrates and Russian Antifascism w. Dmitry Okrest
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Today journalist and activist Dmitry Okrest joins the show to discuss a new book on Russian antifascist Socrates. We talk about Socrate's political activism, the repression he experienced from the Russian State, the Network and Tyumen cases and much more. Support the show: patreon.com/12rulesforwhatLink to the book: https://www.activedistributionsh…
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Slocum completed the first solo circumnavigation on June 27, 1898, after covering approximately 46,000 miles in an old Massachusetts oyster boat named ...By Scott Allsop
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26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
While the speech effectively recognised East Berlin as part of the Soviet Bloc, it also reaffirmed America’s commitment to defend West Berlin against ...By Scott Allsop
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25th June 1950: Korean War begins when North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel, invading South Korea
North Korean troops launched a surprise and quickly advanced southward to capture Seoul, the capital of South Korea, within ...By Scott Allsop
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In what Kenneth Arnold later complained was an ‘historic misquote’, the press coined the now-ubiquitous phrase ‘flying saucers’ to describe the ...By Scott Allsop
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23rd June 1960: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Enovid as the first combined oral contraceptive pill in the world
400,000 women saw their doctors to obtain Enovid contraceptive prescriptions in the first ...By Scott Allsop
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21st June 1877: Ten Irish immigrants hanged for murder, having been accused of membership of the Molly Maguires secret society
Historians have since questioned the convictions, which saw ten men hanged for murder – six in the prison at Pottsville, and four at Mauch Chunk in Carbon ...By Scott Allsop
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20th June 1945: The United States approves the transfer of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun to America
Wernher von Braun initially developed rockets for the United States Army, but was later made director of the Marshall Space Flight Center where he oversaw the design of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the ...By Scott Allsop
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19th June 1865: Juneteenth is established when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, are informed of their freedom
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3 which informed the enslaved African Americans of their ...By Scott Allsop
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18th June 1812: The War of 1812 began when President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain
Madison signed the declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the first time that the United States declared war on another ...By Scott Allsop
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17th June 1775: Battle of Bunker Hill fought during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War
While the Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a British victory and the successful capture of the hill, it came the cost of 1,000 casualties that included many ...By Scott Allsop
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16th June 1884: The Switchback Railway, America’s first purpose-built roller coaster, opened at Coney Island in New York City
Having opened on 16 June 1884, passengers paid 5 cents to ride the Switchback Railways and achieved speeds of up to 6 miles per ...By Scott Allsop
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Ep335 – Colin Hutchinson and the RFA – David Keable-Elliot
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In this riveting episode, former GP and author Colin Hutchinson takes us on a compelling journey through the history of the Royal Field Artillery during World War I, as depicted in his book, "The Young Gunner." Drawing from the letters and journals of Second Lieutenant Colin Hutchinson, David’s relative, the narrative unfolds the gripping tales of …
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The Pig War border confrontation began when Lyman Cutlar shot a British-owned pig on San Juan ...By Scott Allsop
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14th June 1900: Anglo-German naval arms race triggered by the Second German Naval Law to double the size of the fleet
The enactment of the Second Naval Law represented an ambitious plan to double the size of the German fleet, but with the British Royal Navy having long been the world’s dominant maritime force Germany’s naval expansion was perceived as a direct challenge to British ...By Scott Allsop
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13th June 1966: Miranda Warning introduced after US Supreme Court says suspects must be told their rights
Any suspect arrested in the USA must be informed of four key rights. ‘You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for ...By Scott Allsop
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12th June 1817: Karl Drais makes the first recorded journey on the forerunner of the bicycle, known as the Laufmaschine or ‘dandy horse’
Drais’ Laufmaschine, which translates as ‘running machine’ featured two wheels mounted on a wooden frame and a steering mechanism controlled by ...By Scott Allsop
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11th June 1962: Three inmates escape from the maximum-security Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary and are never seen again
Once outside the prison walls, the three men inflated a homemade raft with a modified accordion and launched it into San Francisco ...By Scott Allsop
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Alcoholics Anonymous, which operates through local groups that follow a 12-step rehabilitation program to help people overcome alcoholism, is now estimated have around two million members ...By Scott Allsop
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The Abbasid Revolution gained momentum thanks to the leadership of Abu Muslim al-Khurasani, a Persian revolutionary who rallied support for the Abbasid cause in the eastern provinces of the ...By Scott Allsop
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8th June 1959: The world’s only delivery of ‘Missile Mail’ took place when the United States Post Office Department sent 3,000 letters using a cruise missile
The missile was fired from the deck of the submarine USS Barbero towards the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Mayport, Florida, and completed its 700-mile flight in just 22 ...By Scott Allsop
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Elvis Presley purchased Graceland for $102,500 in 1957 when he was 22 years ...By Scott Allsop
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Richard M. Hollingshead Jr.'s ‘Automobile Movie Theatre’ opened on a 400-acre plot of land on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken Township, and could accommodate 400 cars parked on ramps facing a 40 foot by 50 foot ...By Scott Allsop
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5th June 1947: U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall delivers a speech at Harvard University outlining his financial plan for post-war Europe
The Marshall Plan provided aid to 16 Western European nations, distributing more than $13 billion of aid over a four year ...By Scott Allsop
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4th June 1855: United States Camel Corps initiated when USS Supply departed New York City for the Mediterranean to obtain camels
The camels proved themselves to be both fast and strong, easily outperforming the horses and mules that the Army had used up until that ...By Scott Allsop
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The riots began on the night of 3 June, 1943, when a group of sailors on shore leave clashed with Mexican American youths in downtown Los ...By Scott Allsop
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2nd June 1774: The British Parliament passes the Quartering Act, the fourth of the punitive laws passed in the wake of the Boston Tea Party
Just a few months later the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, uniting the colonies in the face of increasingly oppressive British ...By Scott Allsop
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As a Supreme Court Justice, Brandeis wrote opinions in favor of individual liberty and freedom of speech, while protecting citizens’ right to ...By Scott Allsop
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The final report of the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot, published in 2001, estimated that around 300 people may have died in the ...By Scott Allsop
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Ray Harroun secured victory with a time of 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 8 seconds, averaging a speed of 74.59 miles per ...By Scott Allsop
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“White Christmas” has since gone on to become the world’s biggest-selling single of all ...By Scott Allsop
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While some tribes signed agreements with the American government, tens of thousands of Native Americans were forcibly resettled by the ...By Scott Allsop
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27th May 1942: Reinhard Heydrich fatally injured in an assassination attempt in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Heydrich's death triggered brutal reprisals from the Nazis against the Czechoslovakian people, including the complete destruction of the village of Lidice and the massacre of its ...By Scott Allsop
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26th May 1647: Alse Young becomes the first person to be executed for witchcraft in America at Windsor, Connecticut
Alse Young was executed for witchcraft in Hartford on 26th May ...By Scott Allsop
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The Edict of Worms condemned Luther’s writings as heretical and prohibited their publication, distribution, and possession within the Holy Roman Empire. The edict effectively excommunicated Luther from the Catholic Church and sought to suppress the spread of his ideas and ...By Scott Allsop
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24th May 1798: United Irishmen Rebellion, also known as the Irish Rebellion of 1798, begins in Ireland
The United Irishmen, a revolutionary republican organization inspired by Wolfe Tone, saw Irish Protestants join with the Catholic majority to achieve Irish independence and establish a ...By Scott Allsop
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Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were driving their stolen Ford V8 when they were engulfed in a hail of more than 100 ...By Scott Allsop
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The Pact of Steel stipulated that Germany and Italy would support each other militarily and politically in the event of war, promising mutual assistance and ...By Scott Allsop
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The founding members of FIFA included football associations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. England joined the following ...By Scott Allsop
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Approximately 270 million acres of land were claimed and settled under the provisions of the act, with parcels of land continuing to be claimed in Alaska as late as the ...By Scott Allsop
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Kennedy joked that he could ‘retire after having had “Happy Birthday” sung to me in such a sweet, wholesome ...By Scott Allsop
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18th May 1896: The Supreme Court delivers its verdict in Plessy v. Ferguson that approves the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine
Plessy v Ferguson effectively legalized racial segregation by permitting separate but supposedly equal ...By Scott Allsop
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17th May 1792: The Buttonwood Agreement signed by 24 stockbrokers, establishing the New York Stock Exchange
These original New York stockbrokers traded from the Tontine Coffee House at 82 Wall Street before moving to their first dedicated trading space in ...By Scott Allsop
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The Battle of Alamance has since been seen by some as a precursor to the American ...By Scott Allsop
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15th May 1943: Stalin dissolves the Communist International (Comintern) that aimed to promote worldwide communism
After Germany's invasion of the USSR, Stalin begin actively seeking to improve relations with capitalist powers in order to focus on the war effort against the Axis forces so made the decision to dissolve the Comintern as a gesture of goodwill towards the Western ...By Scott Allsop
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14th May 1607: Jamestown, Virginia, established as the first permanent English settlement in North America
They quickly began to construct a triangular fort containing a number of houses alongside a storehouse and a church, which they named James Fort after King James ...By Scott Allsop
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13th May 1865: The Battle of Palmito Ranch, considered by many to be the last battle of the Civil War
The Battle of Palmito Ranch ended in a Confederate victory. Union private John J. Williams died in the battle, likely making him the last battlefield fatality of the Civil ...By Scott Allsop
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After more than 16 hours of flight, at 1.25 am Greenwich time on 12 May, 1925, the Norge successfully reached the North Pole, making it the first confirmed expedition to do ...By Scott Allsop
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