Lend-Lease Aid; U-559 Codebooks; Piedmont Crash; Bosphorus Bridge; Franco Succession; Football War Dispute; Quebec Referendum; Aegean Earthquake
From A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · 7:28
Show by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
A Daily Dose of History (31 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations. World War II: Lt. Tony Fasson and Able Seaman Colin Grazier drown while taking code books from the sinking German submarine U-559. Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crashes on approach to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport in Albemarle County, Virginia, killing 26 of the 27 on board. The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time. Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco. El Salvador and Honduras agree to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice. Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favour of remaining a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, triggering a tsunami. At least 119 people die mainly due to collapsed buildings. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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