Wikipedia Shorts: History

A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Li This content was created or edi...

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Abu_Dhabi_Grand_Prix This content was create...

The first action in the Mexican drug war began as President Felipe Calderón ordered Mexican soldiers and Federal Police units into the state of Michoacán... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Michoac This conte...

At the first open pro-democracy demonstration in Mongolia, journalist Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announced the formation of the Mongolian Democratic Union, which would be instrumental in ending communist rule four months later... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia...

Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod...

The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 km (50,200 mi), completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKAROS This cont...

The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anbar_campaign_(2003 This content was created or edited wit...

Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_recognition_of_Jerusalem_as_capital_of_Israel This c...

The "Great Smog of London" began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smog_of_London This content was created or edited with th...

U.S. president George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Task_Force This c...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis This content was created or edited with the help of artificial intelligence. CC BY-SA 4...

Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ship_warehouse_fire This co...

A referendum held to ratify the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine passed with more than 92 percent of the vote... All you need to know in just a few minutes. This podcast is funded by advertising. Find more podcasts, info, and offers from our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/WikiPods Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ukrainian_independence_referendum This content was cre...