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From Colombian Independence Day to the first Malaysian astronaut in space – join us as we explore the high and low points in world history, discovering what happened on this day in years past. Take a trip through time and practice your listening skills with events in English at the advanced level.
Fatima Jinnah's birth, the end of the Malayan Emergency, and unity for African women...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39g4vEg
Content warning: violence
A soccer first, Julia Tsenova's birth, and a deadly student protest in San Salvador...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3mFWMCv
Content warning: violence
The death of Vincent van Gogh, and the birth of Indian businessperson J.R.D. Tata...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3zzN38o
Albert Namatjira and Fahmida Riaz are born, and an earthquake devastates Tangshan...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3O2P6qh
Content warning: violence
The births of human rights activist Gisèle Halimi and Malaysia's first astronaut...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3NLFShH
The birth of Erskine Hawkins, Barbadian labor rebellion, and the No Gun Ri massacre...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3xp3iCF
Content warning: violence
A female cosmonaut, India's first female president, and activist Askarov's death...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3aZ84iL
Content warning: violence
Simón Bolívar's birth, the Treaty of Lausanne, and the new Gay Liberation Front...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3xsP4kp
The downfall of the Egyptian king, Elio Revé's death, and Milošević is president...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3txXFky
The birth of Emma Lazarus, Pan Yuliang's death, and same-sex marriage in Argentina...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3MMguac
Russia's Romanov dynasty begins, Vietnam is split, and Albert Mvumbi Luthuli dies...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3HpDYkI
Protests in Colombia's capital, a moon landing, and same-sex marriage in Canada...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3NI9tsq
The birth of Edgar Degas, the end of President Somoza's rule, and a medical first...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3mDRvvo
Uruguay's first constitution, an internet photo first and Kim Jong Un secures power...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39nRwR3
Ismail I and actress Diahann Carroll are born, and the Spanish Civil War begins...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3Ogyw5X
Content warning: violence
A kissing ban in England, the birth of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Czar Nicholas' death...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3mHvR9r
Content warning: violence
Suffrage for British women with Emmeline Pankhurst, and Chinese feminist Qiu Jin...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39lnXQe
Content warning: violence
Rawya Ateya joins the Egyptian Parliament, Rachel Carson, and Maryam Mirzakhani…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39U8O8M
Ernő Rubik born in Hungary, Wole Soyinka in Nigeria, and Earl Lovelace in Trinidad…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3yiywx5
The Aboriginal flag, independence for São Tomé and Príncipe, and protests in Mexico…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3nxNglD
Chinese explorers in the "Western Oceans", Gwendolyn Margaret Smith, and Martin Wong…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39W2T2N
Political activists jailed, the vote for Dutch women, and Lopo do Nascimento is born…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39NG3ua
Argentinian independence, David Mandessi Diop is born, and gay rights in New Zealand…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39MeyBr
Faye Wattleton, language changes in Malaysia, and the death of Abdul Sattar Edhi…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3ncVkYL
Isabelo de los Reyes, Margaret Walker, Sandra Day O'Connor and the Supreme Court…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3QII0IZ
Frida Kahlo, Althea Gibson wins Wimbledon, Caribbean countries demand reparations…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3OHCXGP
The first independent republic in Spanish America, and Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39NELPQ
Japan goes to space, a soccer title for Chile, and an artifact sells at auction…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3yjRFie
Kagaku Murakami, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, and the Second Bosphorus Bridge is completed…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3NrByn6
The zeppelin's first flight, Patrice Lumumba, and Big Momma Thornton's "Hound Dog"…
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3A0ptC4
The end of slavery in Surinam, the first UK Pride rally, and Ms. Magazine...
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We've simplified these events to give you short and snappy listening practice. Facts are accurate as of April 2022.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/39Pxtet
Come join our host, Sen, and learn about what happened on this day in years past!
With this series, you’ll learn about interesting historical events, practice your English listening skills and learn a few new words along the way.
If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this trailer here: https://bit.ly/3yhmeEY