On This Week in History Episode 001 - 10th to 16th of August

On This Week In History

Friday, 21 August 2020 - 32 minutes

Bringing you the news of old! 

What happened between 10th to 16th of August in years gone by? 

A lot happened during this week in history. including...

  • 1620 - the Mayflower set sail from Southampton on its journey to America
  • 1851 - the sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer
  • 1903 - the All Blacks played their first ever test match against Australia
  • 1908 - Henry Ford built the very first Model T Ford
  • 1914 - Japan joined the First World War 

What else? You'll need to listen to find out!


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