A female cosmonaut, India’s first female president, and activist Askarov’s 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
cosmonaut: a Russian person who is trained to travel into space
agricultural: something relating to or used in farming
to deny: to not allow someone to have or do something

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/3twijBI

Content warning: violence