Episodios

  • 12th July 1790: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy passed by the National Constituent Assembly of France

    12th July 1790: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy passed by the National Constituent Assembly of France
    Jul 12 2025
    The Civil Constitution of the Clergy restructured the Church in France to align with the new administrative divisions of the country, bringing the Church under the control of the state and reducing the influence of the papacy in French ecclesiastical ...
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  • 11th July 1962: The world’s first satellite television broadcast took place using the recently-launched Telstar satellite

    11th July 1962: The world’s first satellite television broadcast took place using the recently-launched Telstar satellite
    Jul 11 2025
    Telstar's first broadcast involved relaying an image of a flag outside its base station at Andover Earth Station to the Pleumeur-Bodou earth station in ...
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  • 10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France

    10th July 1940: The Vichy government established in France
    Jul 10 2025
    The Vichy government was established in France after the National Assembly approved a new French Constitutional Law that granted full powers to Marshal ...
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  • 9th July 1877: The world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begins at Wimbledon in London

    9th July 1877: The world’s first official lawn tennis tournament begins at Wimbledon in London
    Jul 9 2025
    The first Wimbledon Championship was staged in order to raise money to repair the roller that was used to maintain the lawns at the club, and only featured a Gentlemen’s Singles ...
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  • 8th July 1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon on the first known voyage to India from Europe

    8th July 1497: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon on the first known voyage to India from Europe
    Jul 8 2025
    In May 1498, the expedition reached the Indian city of Calicut (present-day Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast. Da Gama met with the the local ruler, and attempted to establish a trading ...
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  • 7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri

    7th July 1928: Pre-sliced and wrapped bread first sold by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri
    Jul 7 2025
    The Chillicothe Baking Company's ‘Kleen Maid Sliced Bread’ proved incredibly popular and was advertised as ‘the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was ...
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  • 6th July 1988: Piper Alpha oil platform destroyed by a series of explosions in the deadliest offshore oil disaster in history

    6th July 1988: Piper Alpha oil platform destroyed by a series of explosions in the deadliest offshore oil disaster in history
    Jul 6 2025
    The public inquiry into the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster identified numerous failings in maintenance procedures, communication, design, and emergency ...
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  • 5th July 1865: United States Secret Service established in Washington, D.C., by the Department of the Treasury

    5th July 1865: United States Secret Service established in Washington, D.C., by the Department of the Treasury
    Jul 5 2025
    Although the Secret Service is now most commonly associated with the protection of national leaders, this didn’t begin until after the assassination of President William McKinley in September ...
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