First Ypres; Bloody Night; Point Four; Machel Crash; Nimble Archer; Beatification; Hurricane Wilma; Buenos Aires Crash

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

A Daily Dose of History (20 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins. The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup. Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program. The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains. The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf. Mother Teresa is beatified by...