The births of human rights activist Gisèle Halimi and Malaysia’s first astronaut.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 wordsabortion: the ending of a pregnancy so that it doesn’t result in the birth of a childsurgeon: a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operationsThese 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/39kcZKK