Mona Lisa, Aldi, Stalin, Hitler - The Year Is 1913

What a treat we have for you, one of the funniest episodes of the pod so far, helmed and lead by the masterful research of history undergraduate Red Richardson. We go to 1913 when Vincenzo Peruggia is arrested for stealing the Mona Lisa and has trouble selling it, failed artist Adolf Hitler moves from Vienna to Munich, low cost shopping giant Aldi is founded, Joseph Stalin is arrested by the Russian secret police and exiled to Siberia, the Romanian army cholera outbreak during the Second Balkan war starts, and the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth is recorded in Death Valley, California. Also Red is promoting his new special, and Bobby's dog Sunny makes a return appearance for the first time since the launch of the podcast.

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What obscure or significant events did we miss from 1913? Let us know your favourite historical facts from that year, or if have any suggestions for other years for us to do an episode on send us an email to [email protected]

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