just now

The Cairo Fire 1952

In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo

First published

01/28/2014

Genres:

history

Listen to this episode

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo following the killing of Egyptian policemen by British troops in the Suez Canal Zone. Tension between Britain and Egypt had been growing over British military control of the Suez Canal. The event became known as Black Saturday. Photo: Buildings destroyed in the Cairo Fire, January 1952 (BBC)

Duration

Parent Podcast

Witness History: Archive 2014

View Podcast

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

    Archive 40 Sasquatch Witness

    Release Date: 07/01/2024

    Description: Archive 40 Sasquatch WitnessBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast--5445587/support.

    Explicit: No

    ARCHIVE-JEHOVAHʻS WITNESS EXPOSED

    Release Date: 05/28/2021

    Description: Support the Show.

    Explicit: No

    ARCHIVE-JEHOVAHʻS WITNESS MISLED

    Release Date: 05/24/2021

    Description: Support the Show.

    Explicit: No

    ARCHIVE-THE WISE WITNESS

    Release Date: 07/02/2021

    Description: Support the Show.

    Explicit: No

Similar Podcasts

    Witness History: Witness Archive 2015

    Release Date: 08/27/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2015.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Witness Archive 2017

    Release Date: 09/01/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2017.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Witness Archive 2016

    Release Date: 08/27/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: History as told by the people who were there. All the programmes from 2016.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Archive 2013

    Release Date: 08/18/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: The story of our times told by the people who were there.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Archive 2012

    Release Date: 08/06/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: The story of our times told by the people who were there.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Archive 2011

    Release Date: 09/11/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: The story of our times told by the people who were there.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Archive 2010

    Release Date: 09/11/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: The story of our times told by the people who were there.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History

    Release Date: 08/12/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: History as told by the people who were there.

    Explicit: No

    Old Records Teaser

    Release Date: 04/29/2021

    Authors: Rana Dutta

    Description: Get ready to witness history creating future.

    Explicit: No

    The History Hour

    Release Date: 09/01/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.

    Explicit: No

    Witness History: Black history

    Release Date: 08/26/2020

    Authors: BBC World Service

    Description: Listen to and download our programmes

    Explicit: No