30 July

A soccer first, Julia Tsenova’s birth, and a deadly student protest in San Salvador.Join us and discover what happened on this day in the past. All while improving your listening skills and learning a few new words along the way. Email us your feedback to podcasting@babbel.com.Useful wordscontemporary: moderndemonstration: people coming together to show their feelings for a person or causepeaceful: without violencerepressive: controlling people by forcedictatorship: a government ruled by a single leader with total power over the countryThese events are written in a simple way for intermediate learners of English. Facts are accurate as of June 2021.If you’d like to read along, you can find the transcript for this episode here: https://bit.ly/3O7qMTy Content warning: violence

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From Colombian Independence Day to the first Malaysian astronaut in space – join us as we explore the high and low points in world history, discovering what happened on this day in years past. Join our host Sen on a trip through time, as you practice your English listening skills along the way! We'd love to hear what you think of the podcast. Send us an email at podcasting@babbel.com and remember to mention “Today in History (Intermediate)” in the subject line.