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Scott Allsop

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30th March 1981: Attempted assassination of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D.C.
2026/03/30
One bullet struck Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, another wounded District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty, and a third struck Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy as he attempted to shield the president. Nevertheless a fourth bullet ricocheted off the side of the presidential limousine and entered Reagan’s left side under his ...
29th March 1974: Discovery of the Terracotta Army in Xi’an, China
2026/03/29
The Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, ...
28th March 1871: The Paris Commune proclaimed, and Council met for the first time
2026/03/28
The refusal of the Communards to accept the authority of the French government led to the Commune being brutally suppressed by the regular French army in May during ‘The Bloody ...
27th March 1958: Nikita Khrushchev consolidates his power over the USSR as Chairman of the Council of Ministers
2026/03/27
Khrushchev had already been elected First Secretary of the Communist Party, and his later rise to Chairman of the Council of Ministers placed both the party leadership and the government administration under his direct ...
26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima ends after US Marines officially secure the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific
2026/03/26
The US invasion of Iwo Jima, known as ‘Operation Detachment’, led to five weeks of fierce fighting between around 21,000 Japanese troops and 110,000 ...

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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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