30 July

A soccer first, Julia Tsenova’s birth, and a deadly student protest in San Salvador.

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
contemporary: modern
demonstration: people coming together to show their feelings for a person or cause
peaceful: without violence
repressive: controlling people by force
dictatorship: a government ruled by a single leader with total power over the country

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/3O7qMTy

Content warning: violence