Imatra Fire; Leyte Gulf; Saar Referendum; Plei Me Offensive; Hungarian Republic; Selena Conviction

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-23

A Daily Dose of History (24 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Imatra Cinema was destroyed in a fire in Tampere, Finland, during showing the 1924 film Wages of Virtue; 21 people died in the fire and almost 30 were injured. World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf begins. The people of the Saar region vote in a referendum to unite with West Germany instead of France. Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the siege of Plei Me. The Hungarian...