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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: King Tries Hotdog!
Description: King George VI first tasted a hot dog on June 11th, 1939.The moment occurred during a picnic at the Hyde Park residence of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But behind the culinary first for the King, the famous American Royal Picnic would turn out to be an essential moment in the Special Relationship between the UK and the US.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss how the event warmed the American public up to the idea of supporting Britain in the Second World War; look into how...