Hi, I’m Sen and this is Today in History — the audio journey through time where you’ll learn about interesting moments from the past. All while improving your listening skills.

Today’s events will cover what happened to two different leaders, as well as a unique Cuban musician. As usual, I’d suggest listening to them twice. The first time through, don’t try and focus too much on the individual words. You can do this the second time through.

Let’s begin. So, what happened today in history?

On July 23, 1952, King Farouk I of Egypt was removed from power. Many Egyptian army officers held the king responsible for their defeat to Israel in 1948, and for the failure to end British occupation. So, they overthrew his regime and forced him to abdicate three days later. The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 is commemorated on this day each year.

On the same day in 1997, Elio Revé, a legendary Cuban percussionist, bandleader and composer died at the age of 67. Nicknamed the “Father of Changüí,” Revé created a unique style of salsa music that used different types of percussion than the traditional drum kit. He instead combined hand drums like the bata and bongos with sounds of violins, trombones and keyboards. Much of the lyrics were improvised by the singers in the band. The Changüí style propelled Revé’s bands to the top of the Cuban music charts for several years.

Also on this day in 1997, Slobodan Milošević became president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after serving as Serbia’s president since 1989. Following his involvement in the Kosovo conflict, he later became the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes. He died during trial in 2006.

Now, rewind, and have a second listen. You can focus on the words and phrases themselves this time.

That’s it for now. But, I’ll be back tomorrow with more historical facts. So join me then for another episode of Today in History.