Week 20: The Fall of Acre
From Half-Arsed History by Riley Knight
May 13, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 50020
About this episode
This episode covers significant historical events including the first vaccine test and the end of the Crusader States.
This week in history we’ve got the test of the first-ever vaccine, and the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, we’ve got the birthdays of artists and political leaders and walking disasters, and we’ve got the end of the Crusader States in the Holy Land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Riley Knight
Topics covered
- history
- vaccines
- aviation
- Crusades
- birthdays
Keywords
- vaccine
- aviation
- Crusader States
- history
- birthdays
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