Wuchang Uprising; Canal Completion; Eisenhower Apology; Windscale Fire; Laporte Kidnapping; FMLN Founded; El Asnam Earthquake

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-10

A Daily Dose of History (11 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant. The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident. Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Q...