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18th December 1892: Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker receives its première performance at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
18/12/2025
Composed in the Romantic style, the score received good reviews although responses to the ballet itself were mostly negative. The fortunes of the ballet only turned around with a new staging in New York in ...
17th December 497 BCE: The first Saturnalia festival celebrated in ancient Rome
17/12/2025
The Saturnalia festival was dedicated to Roman god, ...
16th December 1431: Henry VI became the only English monarch to be crowned King of France
16/12/2025
Henry was crowned by the Bishop of Paris, as the Archbishop of Reims was aligned with the French crown. Attendance was limited, and the event failed to generate significant support among the French ...
15th December 1851: The Forest Creek Monster Meeting of Australian gold miners protests taxes
15/12/2025
Over 14,000 Australian gold miners gathered at Forest Creek in Victoria for a protest known as the Monster ...
14th December 1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first to reach the South Pole
14/12/2025
Amundsen’s team arrived five weeks ahead of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova ...

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The 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Featuring historical events that range from the Roman Empire to the World Wide Web, HistoryPod proves that there is always something to be remembered 'on this day'. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com

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