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16 July

Jul 16, 20226 min
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Episode description

A kissing ban in England, the birth of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Czar Nicholas’ death.

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 words
plague: a disease which causes a large number of deaths
founded: to found: to create or start an organization, usually with a group of people

These 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/3NKO8i0

Content warning: violence
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