Aerial Victory; Civilian Bombings; Munich Agreement; First Broadcast; Nuclear Submarine; Botswana Independence; Hostage Release; Malév Crash; al-Durrah Killing; Sumatra Earthquake; Hurricane Matthew

Podcast: A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones

Opublikowano: 2026-09-30

A Daily Dose of History (01 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire. The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations". Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game. The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. Jordan makes a deal with the P...