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Jan 26 - India becomes a republic, Mukherjee is vice-president

Today in 1950 the Constitution of India came into force, forming a republic. An ancient, massive and deeply religious country with 80%...

Jan 31, 20213 min read

Jan 25 - São Paulo founded by missionaries

Today in 1554 a small group of Jesuit missionaries, built a mission on top of a steep hill on the Piratiningha plains . As part of the...

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Jan 17 - Baptising Children?

Today in 1525 there was a public debate in Zurich, arranged by the city council, on whether it was permitted to baptise infants. Lead by...

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Jan 15 - The invention of Basketball

Today in 1892 the chaplain and teacher James Naismith published the rules of basketball. This is the story of how he invented it at the...

Jan 29, 20214 min read

Jan 14 - Albert Schweitzer Born

Today in 1875, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Theologian and Missionary, Albert Schweitzer was born. We look at his remarkable life and mixed...

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Jan 13 - Mary Slessor and Twins

Today's pod looks at the life of a remarkable Scottish Woman, who dedicated her life to saving twins from infanticide amongst the Okoyong...

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Jan 11- Danish Bishop who was father of Geology

Today we go back to year 1638 when Nicholas Steno was born in Copenhagen. He was recently commemorated with a Google Doodle as the...

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Jan 7 - Galileo starts a revolution

Today in 1610 the Italian Astronomer Galileo made his first observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, which are now named...

Jan 21, 20211 min read

Jan 4 - The Scouts 'Duty to God and the King'

Today in 1912 the Scout Association was incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter and started its worldwide spread....

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