On the 21st of January 1793, Louis XV1, King Of France Is Executed at the Guillotine. Louis was king of France when the monarchy was overthrown during the French Revolution. This was to cost him his life by being beheaded in front of the baying crowds in Paris. The hated Marie Antoinette was to follow him to his fate.

On the 7th of January 1979 – Pol Pot is overthrown, Bringing to an end the brutal regime of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge was trying to take Cambodia back to the Middle ages by forcing millions of people from the cities to work on communal farms in the countryside. References Galileo Galilei (Astronomer & Physicist) OnThisDay.com. (2019). Galileo Galilei (Astronomer & Physicist). [online] Available at: https://www.onthisday.com/people/galileo-galilei [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts Encyclopedia Britannica. (2019). Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. info@undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, info@undiscoveredscotland.co.uk, U. (2019). Undiscovered Scotland: On This Day in Scottish History: This Month. [online] Undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Available at: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/onthisday/index.html [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Pol Pot was overthrown HISTORY. (2019). Pol Pot was overthrown. [online] Available at: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pol-pot-overthrown [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019]. Today in History: January 7 | HistoryNet HistoryNet. (2019). Today in History: January 7 | HistoryNet. [online] Available at: http://www.historynet.com/today-in-history/january-07 [Accessed 5 Jan. 2019].

On the 15th of January 1559 – Elizabeth Tudor was Crowned queen of England Following the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, on the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth Tudor, the 25-year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, (Henry’s second wife, who was executed two-and-a-half years after Elizabeth's birth), was crowned Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey in London.

Hello, and welcome to Alan and Chelle’s “Days in history podcast”. The date we have chosen today is the 8th of January. Our lead story is the death on the 8th January of Galileo Galilei.

Our lead story today is: - On the first of January 1942 – The United Nations was created Also on this day, in brief. In Scottish History. In European History. In USA History. In World History. References: 45 BC - 01 January in Scottish History- In-text: (Bbc.co.uk, 2017) BBC.co.uk. (2017). BBC - 01 January in Scottish History. [online] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/onthisday/january/1 [Accessed 28 Dec. 2017]. Air India jet crashes just after take-off - Jan 01, 1978 - HISTORY.com OnThisDay.com(2017). Air India jet crashes just after take-off - Jan 01, 1978 - HISTORY.com. [online] HISTORY.com. Available at: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/air-india-jet-crashes-just-after-takeoff [Accessed 28 Dec. 2017]. January 1: On This Day in History OnThisDay.com. (2017). January 1: On This Day in History. [online] Available at: https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/1 [Accessed 28 Dec. 2017]. Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation - Jan 01, 1863 - HISTORY.com (2017). Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation - Jan 01, 1863 - HISTORY.com. [online] HISTORY.com. Available at: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-signs-emancipation-proclamation [Accessed 28 Dec. 2017]. United Nations created - Jan 01, 1942 - HISTORY.com In-text: (United Nations created, 2017): United Nations created - Jan 01, 1942 - HISTORY.com. [online] HISTORY.com. Available at: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-nations-created [Accessed 28 Dec. 2017]. Free Music Archive: Lee Rosevere - Looking Back Freemusicarchive.org. (2017). Free Music Archive: Lee Rosevere - Looking Back. [online] Available at: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_-_04_Looking_Back [Accessed 29 Dec. 2017].