Lend-Lease Aid; U-559 Codebooks; Piedmont Crash; Bosphorus Bridge; Franco Succession; Football War Dispute; Quebec Referendum; Aegean Earthquake

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

Opublikowano: 2026-10-30

A Daily Dose of History (31 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations. World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559. Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board. The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the c...