19 July

The birth of Edgar Degas, the end of President Somoza’s rule, and a medical first.

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 [e-mail].

Useful words
realist: an artist who recreates things exactly as they are in real life
rebel: someone who fights against a leader or ruler
dictatorship: a government ruled by a dictator – a single leader with total power over a country
CT scan: (CT: computerized tomography) – a way for doctors to see images of the inside of your body, using both X-rays and a computer

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/3O60Qro