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#OnThisDay in 1922, the British Broadcasting Company was founded by a group of leading wireless manufacturers. It was funded by a 10-shilling licence fee and made its first broadcast in November from the Marconi studio in The Strand, London. 📸 Getty
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On the podcast | Erin Maglaque explores the history of the female body – from 'nidgeting' to the supposed effects of a woman's imagination on her unborn child 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay 1793, The French Revolution claimed one of its most famous victims: Marie Antoinette. On the way up to the guillotine, she accidentally trod on the toe of her executioner, Henri Sanson. Moments later, he would raise her severed head to the crowd. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Judith S Lewis explores the role of the country house during the Second World War 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1941, BBC Nine O'Clock News listeners heard a mystery voice attempting to pass acerbic comments on the news items being read. Newsreader Alvar Lidell carried on as usual but eventually announced: "It is the voice of the enemy" – a German propagandist. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Biographer Miranda Seymour uncovers the extraordinary life of Vera Gedroits, a pioneering female surgeon whose achievements were erased from history 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1908, the Suffragettes tried to storm the House of Commons in a 'rush' protest. According to the press, 60,000 people got involved, but only one woman made it to the Commons chamber: Margaret Travers Symons. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Linford D Fisher chronicles the stories of Native American people taken from their homes and enslaved across centuries of US history 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1960, Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev caused uproar at the United Nations General Assembly when he used his shoe to bang on his desk. He did so in protest after the Philippine delegate accused the USSR of imperialism in Eastern Europe. 📸 Getty
#OnThisDay in 1982, the wreck of the Tudor warship 'Mary Rose' was raised from the sea bed off Spithead. It had been King Henry VIII's prized warship, but had sunk during the Battle of Solent in 1545. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Rae Gillibrand reveals the surprisingly enlightened attitudes to disability in pre-modern England 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1940, musician John Lennon was born in Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, during a German air raid. The only child of merchant seaman Alfred Lennon and cinema usher Julia, John saw little of his father and was chiefly brought up by his aunt, Mimi. 📸 Getty
In Italy, Spain, Portugal and Poland, #ThisDay in 1582 never existed. Due to the implementation of Pope Gregory XIII’s controversial new calendar, 10 days were skipped to fix a miscalculation in the old Julian calendar, which had caused a drift in the solar year. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Eric T Jennings explores the piracy, espionage and cut-throat capitalism that have shaped the history of vanilla 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1915, Edith Cavell, a British nurse, was tried for treason in German-occupied Brussels for her involvement in a secret resistance network. Raised devoutly Christian, Cavell refused to lie on the stand and was sentenced to death. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Kit Chapman tells the story of how the weird and wonderful world of alchemy set the stage for modern chemistry 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1927, the release of 'The Jazz Singer' heralded the end of the silent film era. Although this wasn't the first time audiences had heard sound in movies, Al Jolson's famous "Wait a minute" line marked 'The Jazz Singer' as the world’s first ‘talkie’. 📸 Getty
On the podcast | Jonathan Cheng reveals how Kim Il Sung drew on Christian ideas to forge the world's greatest personality cult in North Korea 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app, or wherever you get your podcasts
#OnThisDay in 1952, tea rationing ended in Britain, after over 12 years of restrictions. A buying rush was not anticipated though, as the ration had already reached the prewar consumption level of three ounces per week. 📸 Getty
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