historyJan 31, 2026pending
31st January 1990: McDonald’s opens its first fast food restaurant in the Soviet Union on Moscow’s Pushkin Square
Get every episode summarized
Each time HistoryPod publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
About this episode
Although a standard hamburger cost the price of ten loaves of bread, some news outlets estimated that 30,000 people passed through the doors on the first ...
Get every episode summarized
Each time HistoryPod publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from HistoryPod
27th September 1825: Stockton and Darlington Railway opens as the first public r...
HistoryPod
Sep 27, 2026failed
26th September 1960: Kennedy and Nixon take part in their first televised debate
HistoryPod
Sep 26, 2026failed
25th September 1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge fought between King Harold Godwin...
HistoryPod
Sep 25, 2026failed
24th September 1954: Iconic AEC Routemaster London bus revealed at the Commercia...
HistoryPod
Sep 24, 2026pending