Perón's Release; Palace Siege; Calder Hall; Paris Massacre; Nobel Peace Prize; Kholodov Assassination; Taipei 101; Kerch Attack

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-17

A Daily Dose of History (18 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release. Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council. The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England. Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters. Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces. Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, becomes the world's t...