Cubs Clinch; Senghenydd Disaster; Bulgaria Joins; Tartu Treaty; Lapua Kidnapping; Oslo Nobel; Bartman Incident

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

A Daily Dose of History (15 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series. Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners. World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers. Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories. The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, were kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement. Yasser Ar...