Melhores podcasts sobre The Crusader Foundation (2024)

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10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

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Frustrated by the lack of progress made by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies from whom the group had split, the WSPU soon became known for its militant and sometimes violent actions under the motto ‘Deeds, not ...Por Scott Allsop

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9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document

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Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan ...Por Scott Allsop

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8th October 1912: First Balkan War begins when the Kingdom of Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

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The Balkan League, which consisted of the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro, was encouraged by Ottoman military defeats in Libya to seize territory from the ...Por Scott Allsop

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7th October 1913: Ford Motor Company introduces the world’s first moving assembly line at its Highland Park plant in Michigan

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Each worker was responsible for a specific task, and the car chassis moved along a conveyor belt to bring the work to the worker. This method minimized the time workers spent moving between tasks, thereby increasing productivity and reducing ...Por Scott Allsop

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6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

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On the 6th October 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that was enraged by the peace treaty he had negotiated with ...Por Scott Allsop

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5th October 1789: The October Days begin when a crowd of Parisian women march to the Palace of Versailles to demand food

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The demonstrators soon surrounded the palace and demanded an audience with the king, who met with a small delegation of women, but tensions escalated as the palace was broken into and some royal guards were beaten or even killed by the ...Por Scott Allsop

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4th October 1535: Myles Coverdale finishes printing the first complete English translation of the Bible

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The printing of the Coverdale Bible was made possible due to the support of English merchants and reformist sympathizers abroad. It made the scriptures accessible to English speakers, marking a significant moment in the Reformation and the spread of ...Por Scott Allsop

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3rd October 1935: Italian forces invade Ethiopia, triggering the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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The Italian forces were well-equipped with modern weaponry including tanks, aircraft, and chemical weapons, giving them a significant advantage over the Ethiopian army, which was primarily composed of infantry with limited access to modern ...Por Scott Allsop

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2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

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In return for the crusaders’ unconditional surrender, Saladin agreed that anyone who paid a ransom would be able to leave the city in ...Por Scott Allsop

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1st October 1971: Walt Disney World officially opens it doors to the public in Orlando, Florida

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While heavy rain contributed to a smaller-than-expected crowd of 10,000 visitors on the first day, the Disney World quickly gained popularity and became a global ...Por Scott Allsop

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30th September 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent becomes sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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When Suleiman died at the age of 71 in 1566, he ruled over at least 25 million people and was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman ...Por Scott Allsop

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29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police begins operating in London

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The Metropolitan Police, which is often considered to be the first modern police force, began operating in ...Por Scott Allsop

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28th September 1924: First aerial circumnavigation of the globe completed by a team from the United States Army Air Service

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Two of the four original planes successfully completed the entire circumnavigation from Seattle, travelling approximately 26,345 miles (42,398 kilometres) and stopping in 28 countries along the ...Por Scott Allsop

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

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The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ...Por Scott Allsop

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26th September 1923: Gustav Stresemann of Germany ends passive resistance in the Ruhr

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Despite the anger from some Germans, Stresemann’s actions laid the foundation for the economic recovery that Germany experienced up until the onset of the Great ...Por Scott Allsop

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25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

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Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each ...Por Scott Allsop

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24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested to President Truman in a report by Clark Clifford and George Elsey

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Truman later ordered all copies to be brought to him and locked away since the content was a serious threat to US-Soviet ...Por Scott Allsop

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23rd September 1889: Nintendo founded in Kyoto, Japan, to produce playing cards

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Originally known as “Nintendo Koppai”, Fusajiro Yamauchi established the company to produce hanafuda, a type of traditional Japanese playing ...Por Scott Allsop

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22nd September 1980: Start of the Iran-Iraq War that lasted on for nearly eight years

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The war persisted for nearly eight long and bloody years, leading to the deaths of an estimated half a million soldiers and the same number of ...Por Scott Allsop

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21st September 1915: Cecil Chubb, Stonehenge’s last private owner, wins it at auction

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Cecil Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, having bought the Neolithic monument at ...Por Scott Allsop

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20th September 1946: First Cannes International Film Festival begins at the former Casino

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The first Cannes Film Festival was established to celebrate cinema and to promote cultural exchange between countries in the aftermath of World War ...Por Scott Allsop

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19th September 1879: The Blackpool Illuminations turned on for the first time

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The Illuminations at the British seaside resort of Blackpool were turned on for the first ...Por Scott Allsop

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18th September 1931: The Manchurian Crisis begins after Japanese forces bomb the South Manchuria Railway

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The Chinese government appealed to the League of Nations for assistance, and the League promptly passed a resolution calling for the withdrawal of Japanese ...Por Scott Allsop

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17th September 1859: Joshua Norton declares himself Norton I, Emperor of the United States

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The San Francisco Bulletin printed his decree in full, sparking media interest that led to him becoming a celebrity in the ...Por Scott Allsop

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16th September 1979: Two families escape from East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon

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Peter Strelzyk and Günter Wetzel, who had expertise in mechanics and construction, worked for nearly a year and a half to construct a balloon capable of carrying their families of four adults and four ...Por Scott Allsop

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15th September 1440: Gilles de Rais is arrested and later convicted as one of the world’s earliest serial killers

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Gilles de Rais was found guilty of murder, sodomy, and heresy after confessing to his involvement in the murder of children and engagement in occult practices, seeking power and knowledge through alchemy and the invocation of ...Por Scott Allsop

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14th September 1959: The USSR sends the first man-made object to the Moon’s surface

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Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the ...Por Scott Allsop

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13th September 1848: Phineas Gage survives an accident in which an explosion propels a large iron bar completely through his head

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An explosion propelled a tamping iron into Gage’s left cheek before it passed behind his left eye and exited through the top of his skull, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal ...Por Scott Allsop

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12th September 490 BCE: Battle of Marathon is fought during the Greco-Persian Wars (accepted date)

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The Persians suffered over 6,000 casualties, while the Athenians lost only 192 men, leading to a decisive Athenian victory that saw the invaders retreat to their ...Por Scott Allsop

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11th September 1789: Alexander Hamilton appointed US Secretary of the Treasury

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Alexander Hamilton was made the first United States Secretary of the Treasury by President George ...Por Scott Allsop

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10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans to cross the border into Austria

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Hungary had been inundated with East Germans since the government began removing the border fence in ...Por Scott Allsop

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9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

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Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the USA’s most popular television show, for the first ...Por Scott Allsop

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8th September 1888: Peral, the first successful electric-powered submarine, launched by the Spanish navy

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Designed by the Spanish engineer and naval officer Isaac Peral, the Peral submarine marked a significant development in naval technology as it featured a revolutionary propulsion system that used electric batteries to power a pair of 30hp electric ...Por Scott Allsop

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7th September 1695: English pirate Henry Every captures the Grand Mughal Fleet in one of the most lucrative pirate raids of all time

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With the impressive Ganj-i-Sawai incapacitated, Every’s crew boarded the ship and looted the valuable cargo, which is estimated to have been worth hundreds of thousands of pounds at the ...Por Scott Allsop

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6th September 1651: Charles II of England hides in an oak tree to escape capture by Parliamentary forces following the Battle of Worcester

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With Parliamentary troops searching the surrounding woodland, Royalist soldier William Careless suggested the king should hide in an oak tree, later known as the Royal ...Por Scott Allsop

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Capturing Generational Wealth: Southland Foundation's Vision for Sustainable Community Growth 18:18

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Curious about how a newly established foundation plans to capture an estimated $1.25 trillion in intergenerational wealth transfer to bolster community projects? Join us as we sit down with Sarah Hannan and Rachel Cockburn from the Southland Foundation. They reveal their ambitious mission to emulate the success of Tauranga’s Acorn Foundation, focus…

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5th September 1793: The Reign of Terror begins in France during the Revolution

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The Reign of Terror began in France when Bertrand Barère, a member of the Committee of Public Safety, made a speech in favour of it that ended with the exclamation, “Let's make terror the order of the ...Por Scott Allsop

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4th September 1957: Nine Black students denied entry to Little Rock High School in Arkansas

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The Little Rock Crisis gained national attention, and was only resolved when President ...Por Scott Allsop

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3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

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The Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of ...Por Scott Allsop

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2nd September 1792: September Massacres begin during the French Revolution, resulting thousands of deaths

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With the prisons full of suspected counter-revolutionaries, the radical journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat urged the citizens of Paris to take up arms and eliminate these ‘enemies of the ...Por Scott Allsop

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1st September 1969: Libyan Revolution brings Muammar Gaddafi to power following the overthrow of King Idris I

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In the early hours of September 1, while King Idris I was in Turkey receiving medical treatment, Gaddafi and the Free Officers Movement launched their coup that took control of key institutions in Tripoli and Benghazi, including military bases, government offices, and radio ...Por Scott Allsop

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31st August 1888: Discovery of the first victim of Jack the Ripper in London

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On the 31st August 1888, Mary Ann Nichols – commonly known as Polly – became the first confirmed victim of Jack the Ripper in the Whitechapel area of ...Por Scott Allsop

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30th August 1967: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as the first African American Justice of the US Supreme Court

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President Johnson nominated Marshall to the Supreme Court on June 13, 1967, and his nomination was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 69 to 11 on August ...Por Scott Allsop

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29th August 1911: Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in California

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Ishi, believed to be the last surviving member of the indigenous Yahi tribe, emerged from the wilderness in ...Por Scott Allsop

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28th August 1973: Norrmalmstorg robbery in Stockholm ends, prompting the term ‘Stockholm Syndrome’

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During a bank robbery in Stockholm, Jan-Erik Olsson took four bank workers hostage. They later began to exhibit sympathy towards their captors while becoming fearful of the police’s ...Por Scott Allsop

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27th August 1896: Shortest recorded war in history fought between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar

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The British bombardment was swift and devastating, setting Zanzibar's palace and its buildings ablaze and killing or wounding approximately 500 men and women. The war lasted for barely 40 ...Por Scott Allsop

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26th August 1895: The world’s first major AC power plant began producing electricity at Niagara Falls

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The world’s first large-scale, alternating current power plant began producing electricity at Niagara ...Por Scott Allsop

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25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson

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Forty-four years after the establishment of Yellowstone, the service was created when President Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act on 25 August, ...Por Scott Allsop

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24th August 1938: The Kweilin incident sees the first ever civilian aircraft to be shot down when Japanese fighters attack

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As the Kweilin Douglas DC-2 aircraft neared the city of Namyung in Guangdong province, it was intercepted by three Japanese Mitsubishi A5M fighters that opened fire on the unarmed civilian ...Por Scott Allsop

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23rd August 1970: Start of the Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker walkout in U.S. history

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The Salad Bowl Strike, the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history, began in California’s Salinas ...Por Scott Allsop

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