Why Is This Picture Historic?

August 27, 2024 00:11:56
Why Is This Picture Historic?
Brian's Spain Domain
Why Is This Picture Historic?

Aug 27 2024 | 00:11:56

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Show Notes

The photograph in this podcast is most likely the earliest snapshot of a terrorist attack (a bombing in this case) in history. It captured the moment when a bomb was going off in an attempt to assassinate King Alfonso XIII and his new bride on their wedding day, May 31, 1906. Learn more about what happened and who took this astonishing picture. You can subscribe to our podcasts on Spotify, Amazon and Castos. Or if you wish to support Brian’s Spain Domain, click on our PayPal donate button at www.brianmurdock.net or check us out at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/briansspaindomain Also, visit our YouTube channel […]

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