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On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.
Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.
So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.
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September 13, 1987. A canister containing radioactive material is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Brazil, triggering a nuclear disaster that will kill four people.
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September 12, 1942. During the Second World War, a German U-boat sinks the RMS Laconia, killing over 1,600 of the British liner’s passengers.
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August 30, 1918. Socialist revolutionary Fanya Kaplan sets off the Red Terror when she tries, and fails, to assassinate the new leader of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin.
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August 29, 1997. Tech entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph found Netflix, a new DVD rental service that will transform the entertainment industry.
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August 28, 1955. While visiting relatives in Mississippi, Chicago-born Emmett Till is murdered by two white men for allegedly flirting with a white woman, a shocking crime that will provide a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement in the United States.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore the origins of one of the most popular beverages in history: coffee.
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August 25, 1875. Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim unaided across the English Channel.
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August 24, 79 AD. Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, burying the thriving Roman city of Pompeii in volcanic ash.
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August 23, 1944. A coup in Romania moves its allegiance from the Axis powers to the Allies during the Second World War.
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August 22, 1962. An officer in the French Air Force leads an assassination attempt on President Charles de Gaulle.
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August 21, 1911. An Italian handyman steals Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the Louvre, turning what was once a little-known painting into one of the most famous artworks in the world.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore this history of the "most trying department of housekeeping" - laundry.
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August 18, 1942. During the Second World War, Allied forces depart England for an ill-fated assault on the French town of Dieppe that will result in carnage and catastrophe.
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August 17, 1998. US President Bill Clinton admits to having had an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.
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August 16, 1896. During the middle of an economic depression, gold is discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory, inspiring tens of thousands of struggling Americans to flock north in hopes of striking it rich.
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August 15, 1969. Over 400,000 people attend one of the most pivotal events in popular music history: the first day of Woodstock.
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August 14, 1994. After years searching, French agents finally capture Venezuelan militant, and one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, Carlos the Jackal.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you part one of a four-part series that tells the story of how little plastic bricks set the foundation for a business that eventually became the global leader in the toy industry: Lego.
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August 11, 1965. Sparked by allegations of police brutality, racial tensions boil over in Los Angeles, igniting the Watts Rebellion.
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August 10, 1981. Authorities discover the remains of 6 year old Adam Walsh, whose high-profile disappearance and murder case will fuel a national panic and spark reform in America’s child protection laws.
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August 9, 1945. Three days after the first atomic bomb falls on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a second bomb hits the city of Nagasaki.
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August 8, 1988. A wave of nationwide student-led protests against Myanmar’s socialist dictator leads to a ruthless military crackdown.
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August 7, 1974. Philippe Petit walks on a high wire between the newly built twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, a picturesque paragliding flight becomes a terrifying nightmare when a massive storm rolls in...how on earth does she make it down in one piece?
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August 4, 1704. During the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain takes control of Gibraltar after Spain surrenders, and “the Rock” subsequently becomes a British colony and a symbol of British naval strength.
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August 3, 1492. Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage to what will come to be known as the New World.
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August 2, 216 BCE. The Battle of Cannae: During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian army, led by Hannibal, defeats the Roman army, resulting in one of the deadliest battles in history.
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August 1, 1976. Austrian Formula 1 driver, Nikki Lauda, is nearly killed in a crash during the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring.
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July 31, 1975. Jimmy Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century, is reported missing and never seen again.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore an unlikely collision between true crime and the arts.
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July 28, 1794. After overseeing countless executions during France’s Reign of Terror, statesman Maximilien Robespierre finds himself on the chopping block.
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July 27, 1996. A pipe bomb explodes during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, launching a yearslong hunt for the perpetrator.
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July 26, 1990. Disability rights activists’ achieve a major victory for equality when President George HW Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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July 25, 1965. At the Newport Folk Festival, American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan eschews his acoustic guitar to go electric in one of the most pivotal moments in the history of rock and roll.
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July 24, 1911. After being lost to the outside world for centuries, the ancient city of Machu Picchu is rediscovered by an American explorer.
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On today's Saturday Matinee: the captivating tale of Egypt's first pharaoh, a semi-legendary figure who “unified” the disparate lands and established the kingdom as we know it.
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July 21, 1925. American high school teacher John T. Scopes is convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a landmark legal case representing the dramatic clash between the nation’s traditional and modern values.
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July 20, 1944. During World War II, German military leaders stage a final high-stakes assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.
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July 19, 1903. Controversy and cheating accusations follow cyclist Maurice Garin’s victory at the first-ever Tour de France.
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July 18, 64 AD. When the Great Fire of Rome reduces two-thirds of the city to ashes, Emperor Nero uses the catastrophe as an excuse to persecute a new religious group: the Christians.
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July 17, 1918. Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by revolutionaries, bringing an end to Russia’s three-century-old Romanov dynasty.
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July 14, 1698. An ambitious plan by Scotland to found a colony in Panama goes disastrously wrong.
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July 13, 1985. The benefit concert Live Aid is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia, drawing in over a billion television viewers and raising millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia.
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July 12, 1984. US Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale puts forward Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, making her the nation’s first woman to run on a major party national ticket.
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July 11, 2001. After being sued by the music industry, the popular file-sharing service, Napster, closes down.
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July 10, 1985. While berthed in New Zealand, a Greenpeace protest ship is sunk by French intelligence agents.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you part one of a four part series that looks at the story of OxyContin—a painkiller that helped spur an epidemic of opioid abuse and drug addiction.
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July 7, 2011. A phone hacking scandal forces Rupert Murdoch to shut down his long-running News of the World.
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July 6, 1535. English statesman Thomas More is beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
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July 5, 1996. Dolly the sheep is born in Scotland, becoming the first successfully cloned mammal from an adult cell.
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July 4, 1838. The Huskar Pit mine in northern England floods, drowning 26 children, and leading to significant changes in labor laws.
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July 3, 2013. Following major demonstrations against his rule, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, is ousted by the nation’s military.
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On today's Saturday Matinee, Lindsay announces something that’s been occupying him for over a year.
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June 30, 1908. A massive and mysterious explosion occurs near Siberia’s Tunguska River, puzzling scientists and sparking a search for answers.
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June 29, 1613. During a performance of William Shakespeare’s King Henry VIII, the famous Globe Theatre burns to the ground.
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June 28, 1969. A police raid on a gay bar in New York City ignites the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
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June 27, 1954. The CIA deposes one of Guatemala’s first democratically elected presidents, upending the nation’s government and ushering in decades of instability.
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June 26, 1953. Lavrentiy Beria, the most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, is arrested and ousted from power.
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On today’s Saturday Matinee, join us in the shadowed realm of Southern Gothic as we unravel the mysteries surrounding the ancient Baynard Mausoleum.
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June 23, 2016. The United Kingdom votes to withdraw from the European Union, sending shockwaves through Europe and transforming British politics.
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June 22, 1969. The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio catches fire, sparking a movement to clean up the United States’ polluted waterways.
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June 21, 1919. Rather than surrendering their fleet to the British following Germany’s defeat in WWI, German sailors deliberately sink their own ships while being interned off the coast of Scotland.
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June 20, 1975. Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws is released in theaters and becomes the highest grossing movie of all time, essentially creating the genre of the “summer blockbuster".
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June 19, 1968. In an event coined “Solidarity Day,” over 50,000 people march on Washington D.C. to protest economic injustice, marking the climax of Martin Luther King’s “Poor People’s Campaign.”
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On today's Saturday Matinee: Wondery and Bloomberg bring a new story of incredible wealth, betrayal, and what happens when “doing good” goes really, really bad.
When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his billions to good causes. But when Sam's crypto exchange FTX collapsed, billions of dollars went missing, and Sam was in handcuffs, those who knew him were left wondering — who was Sam really? A well-meaning billionaire who made a mistake? Or a calculated con man?
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June 16, 1903. Henry Ford incorporates the Ford Motor Company, marking the beginning of one of the world's most influential automobile manufacturers.
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June 15, 1215. Amid growing opposition to his tyrannical rule, King John I of England adds his royal seal to the Magna Carta, the first written constitution in European history.
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June 14, 1982. Argentine forces surrender to Britain in their fight over the Falkland Islands, returning the archipelago to British control.
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June 13, 1886. After being declared medically insane and forcefully deposed, the eccentric king of Bavaria, Ludwig II, drowns under mysterious circumstances.
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June 12, 1987. US President Ronald Reagan delivers a rousing speech challenging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
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On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unravel the layers of deception in this episode of "Useless Information", where extraordinary stories meet the flip side of reality.
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June 9, 1973. Secretariat makes horse racing history by winning the Belmont Stakes by an unprecedented 31 lengths and capturing the Triple Crown.
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June 8, 1949. George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, 1984, hits bookshelves for the first time, causing an immediate sensation with the novel’s chilling depiction of life under authoritarianism.
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June 7, 1892. Homer Plessy is arrested for sitting in the “whites-only” compartment of a train, leading up to the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson which heralded an era of racist legislation in America.
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June 6, 1944. During World War II, British, Canadian, and American troops storm five beaches in Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany.
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June 1, 1962. Former high-ranking Nazi and architect of the Holocaust, Adolf Eichmann, is executed for his crimes against humanity.
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December 2, 1908: In a lavish enthronement ceremony, two-year-old Puyi becomes the Emperor of China, a title he will subsequently abdicate on three separate occasions.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, prompting Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin to purge the Communist Party of his rivals.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 30, 1932. The infamous outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, rob their first bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 29, 1781. The crew of a British slave ship murders 54 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance, beginning the Zong massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 28, 1925. A radio station in Nashville, Tennessee launches the first live broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, popularizing country and western music across the United States, and turning Nashville into the country music capital of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the first episode from a two-part series from the podcast Redacted History on Mary Bowser, an enslaved Black woman from Virginia who was granted her freedom. But instead of taking that freedom, she decided to fight back against slavery by becoming a spy for the Union Army. Link to Redacted History: https://pod.link/1609909822 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 25, 1863. During the American Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant defeats General Braxton Bragg's Confederate forces at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 24, 1971. An unidentified man, known only as DB Cooper, hijacks a Boeing 727, extorts $200,000 in ransom money, and parachutes to an uncertain fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 23, 1991. On the day before his death, rock music legend, and lead singer of the band Queen, Freddie Mercury, informs the world he has AIDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 22, 1718. A British Royal Navy Lieutenant attacks and boards a pirate ship off the coast of North Carolina, killing the vessel’s captain, Edward Teach, better known as "Blackbeard." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 21, 164 BCE. Judas Maccabeus recaptures Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and rededicates the Second Temple, since commemorated in the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the first installment of a 4-part series. Historical Blindness tackles the granddaddy of all conspiracy theories: the JFK assassination. Link to Historical Blindness: https://www.historicalblindness.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 18, 1978. Cult leader Jim Jones leads 918 members of the Peoples Temple in a mass suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 17, 1894. The decades-long crime spree of H. H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer, is brought to an end when he is arrested by law enforcement in Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 16th, 1581. Towards the end of a notorious reign characterized by cruelty and widespread abuse, Russian ruler Ivan the Terrible murders his own son in a fit of rage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 15th, 1969. Millions of people participate in the Vietnam War Moratorium, one of the largest demonstrations in US History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 14, 1889. Reporters Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland begin a race to beat Phileas Fogg’s fictional journey around the world in 80 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we try to cheat death with an episode from “Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!” on Orpheus and his journey to the Underworld. Link to Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!”: https://www.mythsbaby.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 11th, 1880. After years on the run from the police, the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly is executed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 10th, 1871. After going missing, Scottish physician Dr. David Livingstone is found in the jungles of Tanzania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 9th, 1888. A London landlord finds the body of Jack the Ripper's final victim: the mysterious Mary Jane Kelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 8th, 1974. Infamous British Aristocrat the Earl of Lucan disappears and is never seen again after his nanny is found murdered in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 7th, 1637. Puritan reformer Anne Hutchinson stands trial in Massachusetts Bay Colony for heresy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we learn the history of Skeleton Lake, as told by the podcast Ancient History Fangirl. Link to Ancient History Fangirl: https://www.ancienthistoryfangirl.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 4th, 1979. United States diplomats and citizens are held hostage after a group of militant Iranian college students take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 3, 1957. In the midst of the Space Race, a stray Russian mutt named Laika rides a rocket into history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 2, 1899: The Boers begin a 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 1st, 1755. A massive earthquake hits Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, reducing half the city to rubble and killing over 50,000 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 31st, 1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards at her home in New Delhi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee: a clip from an episode that covers Alice Ball - a woman who developed the earliest long term treatment for leprosy in the early 1900s, from the new podcast "They Did That."
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October 28, 1886: American President Grover Cleveland attends a grand ceremony in New York to dedicate the Statue of Liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 27th 1962: Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 spy plane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 26th, 1881: The Earp Brothers and Doc Holliday face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 25, 1415: English King Henry V defeats a larger French army with the help of longbow archers at the Battle of Agincourt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 24th 1929. An unprecedented day of plummeting prices at the New York Stock Exchange becomes known as “Black Thursday” and heralds the start of the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the real story about a real monster’s reign of terror, from the podcast History On Fire. Link to History On Fire: http://historyonfirepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 21, 1805: British naval hero Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson is mortally wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 20th 2011. Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s long rule comes to an end when rebels capture and execute him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 19, 1781. After a French naval victory over the British, George Washington and the Continental Army win the American Revolution with the siege of Yorktown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 18, 1867. The United States formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 17, 1933. Albert Einstein arrives in the United States after fleeing antisemitic persecution in Nazi Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, season two of Bad Women from Pushkin covers the women who fell victim to another murderous “Ripper” you’ve likely not heard about. Link to the Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper - https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/bad-women-the-ripper-retold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 14, 1322. During the first war of Scottish independence, the Scots win a decisive victory over the English at the Battle of Old Byland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 13, 2010. After a record 69 days underground, 33 trapped miners are saved by a rescue team in Copiapó, Chile, concluding the worst mining accident in Chilean history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 12, 1960. Inejiro Asanuma, leader of the Japan Socialist Party, is assassinated by a far-right extremist while speaking in a televised political debate in Tokyo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 11, 1987. During a national march on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demonstrators unveil the AIDS Memorial Quilt, drawing national attention to the epidemic’s growing death toll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 10, 1970. In their fight for Quebec’s independence from Canada, members of a radical separatist group spark national panic when they kidnap a government official in Montreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the salacious but true story of Operation Salon Kitty and the Nazi sex spies, from the podcast History of Everything. Link to the History of Everything Podcast: https://historyofeverythingpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
October 7, 1915. During World War One, British nurse Edith Cavell is put on trial for treason for helping hundreds of wounded Allied soldiers escape German territory.
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October 6, 1889. The now world-famous Parisian cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, opens its doors for the first time.
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October 5, 1962. Dr No, the first film in the James Bond series, premieres in London after a long and troubled journey to the screen.
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October 4, 1957. The Soviet Union launches the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit, sparking the Space Race with the United States.
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October 3, 1952. Britain successfully conducts its first atomic weapons test at the Montebello Islands in Western Australia.
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On today’s Saturday Matinee, we make mistakes with The Constant: a History of Getting Things Wrong Link to The Constant: https://www.constantpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 30, 1520. Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and sets his sights on conquering Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 29, 1864. During the American Civil War, the Battle of New Market Heights sees 14 African American soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for their gallantry under fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 28, 1066. William, Duke of Normandy, lands with his fleet on the English coast, marking the start of the Norman Invasion of Britain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 27th 1821. After a long and bitter war, Mexican revolutionary Agustin de Iturbide leads his army into Mexico City, setting the stage for Mexican Independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 26, 1786. American farmer Daniel Shays leads a militia of debt-ridden citizens to protest high taxes and shut down Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in what will come to be known as Shays’ Rebellion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the turning point of the American Civil War gets its own podcast with Addressing Gettysburg. Link to Addressing Gettysburg: https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 23, 1957. Three years after the United States Supreme Court abolishes segregation in public schools, nine African American students attempt to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 22, 1842. A young Abraham Lincoln meets a political rival on Bloody Island to face off in a life-or-death duel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 21, 1780. American General Benedict Arnold meets with a British spy to discuss handing over West Point, a major American stronghold, in exchange for money and a position in the British Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 20, 1973. In a widely-publicized exhibition match, tennis champion Billie Jean King defeats former player Bobby Riggs in what becomes known as the "Battle of the Sexes.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 19, 1893. New Zealand becomes the first self-governing nation in the world to grant women the right to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Part Two from the Short History Of podcast series on Queen Elizabeth II. Link to Short History Of: https://www.noiser.com/short-history-of/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 16, 1620. The Mayflower sets sail for the New World, carrying the first Pilgrim settlers to America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 15, 1762. The Battle of Signal Hill ends the French and Indian War and establishes Britain as the dominant power in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 14, 1814. After the British attack Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key writes the poem that will become the “Star Spangled Banner.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 13th, 1861. During the American Civil War, Union officers, sailors and marines of the USS Colorado launch a daring expedition to torch and sink a rebel schooner, the William H Judah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 12, 490 BC. A greatly outnumbered Greek force defeats the Persian Army in the Battle of Marathon, preserving Greek independence from the mighty Persian Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we reflect on the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
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September 9, 1971. Prisoners seize control of the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, sparking the bloodiest prison uprising in US history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 8, 1522. Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 7, 1876. A failed bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota sparks the downfall of outlaw Jesse James. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 6th, 1901. After being elected for a second term, President William McKinley is shot at the World’s Fair in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 5, 1774. Amid growing tensions over taxation, delegates from the American colonies unite in Philadelphia to coordinate resistance to the British Crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 2, 1666. The Great Fire of London begins in a bakery, before quickly spreading and reducing one third of London to ashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September 1, 1807. Former Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted on charges of treason against the United States Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 31, 1997. Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash after a tumultuous and highly publicized marriage and divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 30, 1918. Socialist revolutionary Fanya Kaplan sets off the Red Terror when she tries, and fails, to assassinate the new leader of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 29, 2005. Hurricane Katrina hits southeastern Louisiana, sparking one of the worst humanitarian disasters in U.S. history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, revolution at sea, with General Benedict Arnold making a name for himself (that isn't "turncoat"). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 26, 1907. In a death-defying stunt, Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater in 57 seconds in San Francisco Bay, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 25, 1944. After four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is finally liberated by an Allied force of British, French and American troops during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 24, 79 AD. Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, burying the thriving Roman city of Pompeii in volcanic ash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 23, 1305. Scottish rebel leader William Wallace is executed in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 22, 1964, Activist Fannie Lou Hamer delivers one of the most important speeches in civil rights history at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we look into the space between black and white with Grey History.
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August 19, 1991. A group of Communist Party hardliners attempt to save the collapsing Soviet Union by staging a coup against party leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 18, 1920. The United States Congress ratifies the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 17, 1846. Commodore Robert F. Stockton of the US Navy annexes California during the Mexican-American War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 16, 1501. The famed Italian artist Michelangelo Buonarroti is awarded a contract to create the statue of David at Florence Cathedral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 15, 1969. Over 400,000 people attend one of the most pivotal events in popular music history: the first day of Woodstock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 12, 1898. The signing of a peace pact in Washington brings an end to the fighting in the Spanish-American War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 11, 1950. The alleged traitor Ethel Rosenberg is arrested on allegations of spying for the Soviet Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 10, 1993. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court’s 107th justice, becoming only the second woman in history to serve on the country’s highest court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 9, 1945. Three days after the first atomic bomb falls on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the U.S. drops a second bomb on Nagasaki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 8, 1963. A gang of 15 criminals steal nearly 50 million dollars from a Royal Mail train in Buckinghamshire, England, carrying out the largest train robbery in British history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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August 5,1969. Police in Atlanta, Georgia raid a screening of Andy Warhol’s underground film, Lonesome Cowboys, triggering a wave of protests that sparks the gay rights movement in the Deep South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 4, 1944. Jewish teen Anne Frank and her family are discovered by the Gestapo after two years of hiding in a secret annex behind her father’s business in Amsterdam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 3, 1492. Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage to what will come to be known as the New World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 2, 1876. At a poker table in the town of Deadwood, a buffalo hunter turned prospector named Jack McCall murders the legendary gunslinger, frontiersman, and folk hero, Wild Bill Hickock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 1, 1774. English chemist Joseph Priestley changes the world forever when he isolates a mysterious new gas: oxygen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we raise the Jolly Roger, unfurl the sails, prime our cannon and hit the seas searching for plunder with The Pirate History Podcast.
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July 29, 1954. After years of struggle, JRR Tolkien publishes the first installment of The Lord of the Rings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 28, 1821, The Legendary Military Commander, José de San Martín, liberates Peru and proclaims its independence from Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 27, 1890. Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh shoots himself in the chest, a tragic end to a complicated life that will make him one of the most important painters in Western art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 26, 1990. Disability rights activists’ achieve a major victory for equality when President George HW Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 25, 1917, Exotic dancer Mata Hari is convicted of spying for Germany in World War I and sentenced to die in Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we head West to explore how Annie Oakley was not a thieving cocaine addict, no matter what publisher William Randolph Hearst said.
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July 22, 1942, The Nazis begin the evacuation of the Warsaw Ghetto, transporting hundreds of thousands of Jews to their deaths at the Treblinka Extermination Camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 21, 1969. American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 20, 1974. After a coup d'etat by the Greek military, Turkish forces launch an invasion of Cyprus, dividing the country in two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 19, 1941. The Tuskegee Airmen begin their training as the first class of Black pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 18, 64 AD. When the Great Fire of Rome reduces two-thirds of the city to ashes, Emperor Nero uses the catastrophe as an excuse to persecute a new religious group: the Christians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we explore the pandemic that changed the world forever, with season five of Fiasco: The AIDS Crisis
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July 15, 1815. After suffering a crushing defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the British. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 14, 1698. An ambitious plan by Scotland to found a colony in Panama goes disastrously wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 13, 1923. Real estate developers dedicate the Hollywood sign to advertise a new housing devleopment, inadvertently creating an iconic American landmark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 12, 1804. American founding father, Alexander Hamilton, dies from a fatal wound he suffered during a duel with his longtime adversary, Aaron Burr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 11, 1833. An Australian Aboriginal warrior named Yagan is murdered by colonists after leading a war of resistance against British settlers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we discover the startling truth about Africa: It’s a Continent.
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July 8, 1776. Colonel John Nixon gives the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, spreading word that the American colonies have declared themselves free from British rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 7, 1947. The discovery of mysterious debris on a sheep ranch near Roswell, New Mexico sparks a national obsession with UFOs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 6, 1699. The arrest of Captain William Kidd ends the reign of plunder of one of history's most infamous pirates and sparks rumors of buried treasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 5, 1954. Elvis Presley records his first single "That's All Right" at Sun Records in Memphis, introducing rock and roll to mainstream America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 4, 1838. The Huskar Pit mine in northern England floods, drowning 26 children, and leading to significant changes in labor laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we investigate how and why a small nation that shouldn’t really exist keeps punching above its weight throughout history.
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July 1, 1863. Confederate troops engage with Union troops outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, setting off one of the bloodiest and most important battles of the American Civil War.
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June 30, 1934. Adolf Hitler orchestrates the mass assassination of his political enemies, consolidating power at the helm of the Nazi Party.
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June 29, 1613. During a performance of William Shakespeare’s King Henry VIII, the famous Globe Theatre burns to the ground.
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June 28, 1914. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, puts Europe on the path to war.
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June 27, 1844. Self-styled prophet and founder of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, is murdered by an angry mob.
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During the 1970s the cold war began to thaw a bit with the policy of detente. It's also when the first US-USSR co-production happened. The idea was to make a non-political children's musical that could appeal to audiences in both countries. The US side would provide the talent with stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, and Ava Gardner. While the USSR would provide the set, locations, and crew. However the Americans sorely underestimated the situation in the Soviet Union and the cold winter, outdated equipment, and translations issues would cause the production to lag way behind schedule and even temporarily shut down.
Interviews include Blue Bird producer Paul Maslansky, and Blue Bird star Todd Lookinland.
About The Industry: The Industry is a documentary podcast that examines forgotten movie history. Each episode host Dan Delgado looks at a movie, an event, or a movement in cinema history and attempts to answer the question, 'how did this happen?'
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June 24, 2010. After an internal party struggle, Labor politician Julia Gillard becomes the first woman to be Prime Minister of Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 23, 1943. To recover artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the US Government establishes a special army unit known as the Monuments Men. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 22, 1633. The Inquisition forces Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican system, which argues that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the solar system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 21, 1913. 20 year-old daredevil Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick becomes the first woman to parachute from an airplane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 20, 1975. Steven Spielberg's thriller Jaws is released in theaters and becomes the highest grossing movie of all time, creating the genre of the “summer blockbuster”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee: The Explorers Podcast is a historical narrative podcast about famous explorers and explorations from throughout history. The show takes listeners across oceans, into deep jungles, to the top of mountains, on to the polar ice caps, into outer space, and along the world’s greatest rivers. The show does deep dives into the lives of the most famous - and not so famous - explorers. This includes Shackleton, Lewis and Clark, Magellan, and many, many more. Link to the Explorers Podcast: www.explorerspodcast.com
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June 17, 1972. A break-in at the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in Washington D.C. leads to an investigation that eventually ensnares President Richard Nixon and sparks one of the biggest political scandals in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 16, 1963. After months of rigorous training, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth for just under three days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 15, 1215. Amid growing opposition to his tyrannical rule, King John I of England adds his royal seal to the Magna Carta, the first written constitution in European history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 14, 1922. Warren G. Harding becomes the first US President to have his voice transmitted live over the radio, forever altering the way politicians interact with the American people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 13, 1381. After years of political unrest in England, the people rise up against the ruling classes and storm the gates of London in the Peasants’ Revolt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, it’s infrastructure week with “My History Can Beat Up Your Politics.”
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June 10, 1692. Accusations of witchcraft spark hysteria in a Massachusetts town, leading to the execution of Bridget Bishop – the first victim of the Salem Witch Trials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 9, 1973. Secretariat makes horse racing history by winning the Belmont Stakes by an unprecedented 31 lengths, capturing the highly coveted Triple Crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 8, 1789. American politician James Madison proposes to Congress the Bill of Rights, establishing what will become the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 7, 1099. After a long journey and many bloody battles, the first Crusaders finally reach the Holy City, beginning a siege that will lead to the formation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 6, 1944. On D-Day, over 150,000 Allied troops storm the beach at Normandy, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, let’s (not) go for a nice 26.2 mile run with the podcast Obscure History.
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June 3, 1989. In a bloody government crackdown on dissent, Chinese troops storm Beijing's Tiananmen Square and open fire on a pro-democracy demonstration, killing hundreds of unarmed civilians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 2, 1953. Following the unexpected death of her father, twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is crowned Queen Elizabeth II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 1, 1967. The Beatles release their eighth studio album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, topping the charts and forever changing the world of music and pop culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 1921. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Black teenager is accused of assaulting a white woman, setting off one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 30, 1431. In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the venerable, beloved, quirky Jeep, the original SUV, as explored on a new show from Pushkin, “Car Show! with Eddie Alterman”
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May 27, 1940. During World War Two, the British Military launches Operation Dynamo, pulling out hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers from the French port city of Dunkirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 1896. In the aftermath of a financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal begins printing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the nation’s oldest market index still in use today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25, 1977. After a production plagued by mishap and doubt, the first Star Wars film is released and becomes a global sensation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 1818. Determined to expand the US empire by any means necessary, Andrew Jackson invades Pensacola to complete his conquest of Spanish Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 1934. Notorious American outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, are killed in a police shoot-out in Louisiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Billy the Kid and a new show from Noiser, “Real Outlaws.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 1916. Freezing, exhausted and starving, Ernest Shackleton stumbles back to civilization after a grueling escape from the punishing Antarctic conditions that crushed and sank his ship, the Endurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 1536. After being accused of treason, adultery, and incest, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is publicly executed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 18, 1804. Rising from obscurity to become a national hero, Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power in France and declares himself Emperor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 1638. Pirates sack the city of Veracruz in New Spain, taking a large group of hostages, and holding them for ransom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 1975. Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher, becomes the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the impenetrable Maginot Line, 280-mile-long defensive border the French erected to keep Germany out. It didn’t work.
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May 13,1862. During the American Civil War, a slave steals a Confederate ship and flees with his family to freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2002. Former President Jimmy Carter goes to Cuba, becoming the first American president to visit the country since Castro's revolution in 1959. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 11, 1812. A disgruntled former merchant named John Bellingham shoots and kills Spencer Perceval, the only British Prime Minister assassinated in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 1994. Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa’s first Black president, marking an end to the nation’s oppressive and segregationist Apartheid laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 9, 1945. The Soviet Union celebrates Victory Day after Germany’s surrender brings an end to World War II in Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, before it was history, it was news. But one news event made history: the Hindenburg disaster, one of the earliest examples of new electronic media that would routinely report shocking events in the moment that they occurred.
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May 6, 1937. The Hindenburg, the largest rigid airship ever built, and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames, killing 36 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 5, 1862. Following the French invasion of Mexico, Mexican soldiers succeed in defending the town of Puebla, sealing a victory that will be commemorated by the national holiday, Cinco de Mayo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 4, 1535. Carthusian monks are hanged, drawn, and quartered for their refusal to acknowledge King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 3, 1921. The Government of Ireland Act comes into force, officially partitioning Ireland into two separate countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 2, 1938. Ella Fitzgerald begins her rise to fame when she records “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” with Chick Webb and His Orchestra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the most iconic voice of the Twentieth Century, and that’s not all, folks.
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April 29, 1992. A jury acquits four police officers in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King, sparking six days of violence and unrest in Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 28, 1881. The condemned outlaw, Billy the Kid, makes a daring escape from the Lincoln County Courthouse Jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 27, 1945. Benito Mussolini is captured by Italian resistance fighters, marking the end of his twenty-three year Fascist regime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 26, 1986. A safety test goes wrong at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, causing the worst nuclear disaster in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 25, 1915. During WW1, Australian and New Zealand soldiers land on the Gallipoli Peninsula for a heroic military campaign that will lead to the creation of Anzac day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, another daily deluge of delightful discovery from the podcast “Everything Everywhere.”
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April 22, 1970. Millions of Americans celebrate the nation’s first Earth Day, launching a grassroots movement that transforms environmental protection laws in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 21, 1934. The Daily Mail publishes an alleged photo of the Loch Ness Monster, sparking an international sensation around one of the world’s most enduring modern legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 20,1862. French biologist Louis Pasteur invents a process of heating a liquid to kill potentially harmful bacteria and names it after himself: pasteurization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 19, 1995. Timothy McVeigh bombs the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 18, 1775. Paul Revere rides from Boston to Concord, warning pro-independence colonists in Massachusetts that “the British are coming!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, discover why Spiderman thinks King Henry V is overrated.
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April 15, 1912. After hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, the RMS Titanic sinks, killing over 1,500 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 14, 1865. The actor John Wilkes Booth assassinates U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 13, 1997. Tiger Woods wins the Masters Tournament by 12 strokes, marking Woods’ first major championship victory and the start of an unprecedented career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 12, 1917. In one of the defining moments of World War One, the Canadian Corps triumphs over the Germans at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 11, 1981. Following police brutality towards black people in London, the Brixton Riots break out, heralding a watershed moment for race relations in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, an audacious Gilded Age heist is pulled off by the “King of Bank Robbers.”
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April 8, 1838. The Great Western, the earliest regular transatlantic steamer, embarks on its maiden voyage from Bristol, England, to New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 7, 1739. In York, England, the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin is hanged for stealing horses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 6, 1994. The plane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana is shot down, sparking the Rwandan Genocide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 5th, 1895. Oscar Wilde loses a libel case that leads to his arrest and imprisonment, instigating the downfall of one of Victorian England’s most celebrated writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 4, 1975. Bill Gates and Paul Allen formalize their partnership with the creation of Microsoft, ushering in the era of the personal computer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, once an autocratic dictator seizes power, how do they retain it? Enablers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 1, 355 BC. The cryptic writings of Plato send generations of seekers on a quest for the truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 31, 1889. After four years of planning and construction, the Eiffel Tower is completed and inaugurated on the anniversary of the French Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 30, 1856. The Russian Empire signs the Treaty of Paris, bringing an end to the Crimean War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 29, 1865. Lieutenant General Ulysses S Grant launches the Appomattox Campaign, which will ultimately force the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 28, 1881. Rival showmen P.T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey merge their circuses to create "The Greatest Show on Earth" This episode is brought to you by Wine 52. Claim 3X free bottles of wine using code ‘DAILY’ at www.wine52.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, don't be afraid of making connections.
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March 25, 1807. The British Parliament abolishes the slave trade in the British West Indies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 24, 1603. After a reign of 44 years, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies, bringing an end to the Tudor Dynasty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 23, 1806. After completing the first U.S. overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, Lewis and Clark begin their return to St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 22, 1622. Years of hostility between English colonists and Native Americans erupts into violence when Powhatan Indians massacre 347 colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 21, 1963. The US federal prison on San Francisco Bay's Alcatraz Island is closed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, a growing authoritarian menace in Europe is misjudged and appeased by Western diplomats, and then the invasion begins.
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March 18, 1965. As the United States and Soviet Union compete over space exploration, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to complete a spacewalk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 17, 1861. After more than a decade of revolution, the Kingdom of Italy is officially founded on what is known as the Day of Unity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 16, 1792. King Gustav III of Sweden is shot at a masked ball in Stockholm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 15, 44 BC. Dozens of Roman senators carry out a plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on the "Ides of March". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 14, 1964. In the first coutroom verdict televised in the US, Jack Ruby is found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, a Scottish hero that’s not William Wallace or Robert the Bruce, as told by the podcast Pax Britannica.
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March 11, 1918. A US army cook becomes the first person diagnosed with the Spanish Flu, setting off the deadliest pandemic in modern history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 10, 1969. A small-time criminal named James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 9, 1954. On his television show, See It Now, journalist Edward R. Murrow attacks Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist crusade, waekening McCarthy’s power and hastening the end of America’s “Second Red Scare.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 8th, 1917. Demonstrations in St Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution and the first stage of the Russian Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 7, 1827. In North West England, a wealthy teenage heiress named Ellen Turner is kidnapped and forced into marriage with an ambitious conman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, a pop song from the 80s turns out to be a crash course in history.
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March 4, 1461. King Henry VI of England is deposed and replaced by Edward IV, in a major victory for the House of York in the Wars of the Roses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 3, 1934. Notorious bank robber John Dillinger breaks out of an “escape proof” jail in Crown Point, Indiana with the help of a wooden gun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 2, 1933. The landmark monster movie King Kong has its world premiere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signs into law the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, making Yellowstone the world’s first national park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 28, 1986. The assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme sparks a decades long search for the killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Russia invades—and loses. The podcast Conflicted looks into the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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February 25, 1964. A young Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston to become Heavyweight champion of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 24, 1868. The House of Representatives moves to impeach Andrew Johnson, making him the first president impeached in US history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 23, 1836. The Mexican Army begins a thirteen-day siege to reclaim the Alamo, resulting in the most fabled battle of the Texas Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 22, 1680. Catherine Deshayes Monvoisin, known as "La Voisin", is burned at the stake for her role in the Affair of Poisons, which includes murder, satanism, and witchcraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 21, 1965. Civil rights leader Malcolm X is assassinated while giving a speech in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we take a deeper look into, but still a Short History Of, Bonnie and Clyde.
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February 18, 1943. Members of an anti-Nazi resistance movement, called the White Rose, are arrested by the Gestapo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 17, 1815. Secretary of State James Monroe presents the Treaty of Ghent to the British, bringing a ceremonial end to the War of 1812. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 16, 2003. Five thieves break into the vault of the Antwerp Diamond Centre and pull off one of the biggest heists in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 15, 1898. An explosion in Havana Harbor sinks the USS Maine battleship, killing hundreds of American seamen and precipitating the Spanish-American War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 14, 1929. Several members of Chicago’s North Side Gang are murdered in what will come to be known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we’re taking to the tense, grey skies above Warsaw Pact forces in Europe, with an episode from the Cold War Conversations podcast.
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February 11, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak steps down after nearly 30 years, following mass demonstrations that were part of the pro-democracy uprisings known as the Arab Spring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 10, 1962. At the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union conduct a spy exchange. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 9, 1886. After anti-Chinese violence descends into riots, President Grover Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 8, 1587. Mary Queen of Scots, the rival of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 7, 1964. The Beatles land in NYC on their way to perform on the Ed Sullivan show in front of an audience of tens of millions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we’re investigating the Brooklyn Bridge in an episode from “History That Doesn’t Suck,” another spectacular history podcast hosted by a friend of mine, Professor Greg Jackson.
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February 4, 1974. Patty Hearst is kidnapped by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 3, 1870. The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing black men the right to vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 2, 1943. The Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest of WWII, ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 1, 2009. Icelandic politician Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is sworn in as the country's prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold that post in Iceland and the world's first openly gay head of government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 31, 1874. The outlaw Jesse James and his gang pull off one of the most infamous crimes in the American Old West with the Gads Hill Train Robbery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This Saturday Matinee comes from the spectacular “Legends of The Old West” podcast, hosted by my friend Chris Wimmer. But it’s not an “all hat, no cattle” tale. In this episode, Chris tells the story of a victory for Indiginous Americans that cannot stop the tide of losses: The Battle of the Little Bighorn
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January 28, 1986. The space shuttle Challenger breaks apart in the sky 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven astronauts on board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 27, 1945. Soviet forces liberate the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 26, 1939. In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, General Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces conquer the city of Barcelona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 25, 1971. Cult leader Charles Manson is found guilty of a series of notorious murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 24, 1536. King Henry VIII is badly injured in a jousting accident, turning the once athletic and wise king into a paranoid, overweight tyrant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week’s Saturday Matinee episode, we’re bringing you a podcast episode from a friend, interviewing a legend. Ben Sawyer and his co-host Bob Crawford from the podcast The Road To Now talk to Ken Burns about his newest documentary on Ernest Hemmingway.
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January 21, 1793. During the French Revolution, the King of France, King Louis XVI, is executed on the guillotine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 20, 2009. After a divisive campaign, Barack Obama is inaugurated as America's first African American president Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 19, 1977. A Japanese-American radio broadcaster known as the mythical “Tokyo Rose” is pardoned after being falsely convicted of treason following World War Two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 18, 1778. Captain James Cook becomes the first European to travel to the Hawaiian Islands, but Cook’s journey will lead to his brutal killing on a Hawaiian beach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 17, 1920. Prohibition officially goes into effect after the passage of the Volstead Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this debut weekend episode, we're bringing you something fascinating from history, and hopefully introduce you to a new podcast, too. In this selection from the podcast The History of Vikings, host Noah Tetzner speaks with author Martyn Whittock about Norse mythology, but most specifically its place in Viking culture—and why it fascinates our culture today.
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January 14, 1967. A gathering of thousands in San Francisco kicks off the Summer of Love, and introduces “hippies” to the mainstream media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 13, 1968. American singer and songwriter Johnny Cash records his best selling live album in front of an audience of convicts. This episode includes a portion of "Jugo Blues" by janogonzalez, licensed under a Creative Commons License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 12, 1948. In an attempt to stop the violence engulfing New Delhi and the broader subcontinent, Gandhi begins his final fast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 11, 1794. In Georgia, a man named Robert Forsyth becomes the first United States Marshal killed in the line of duty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 10, 49 BC. A provincial governor named Julius Caesar marches his army across the Rubicon river, invading Italy and plunging the Roman Republic into Civil War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 7, 2015. Two gunmen storm the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 6, 2001. The U.S Congress certifies George W. Bush as the winner of the heated 2000 presidential election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 5, 1939. The aviator Amelia Earhart is declared dead after disappearing in a presumed plane crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 4, 1853. After being kidnapped and sold into slavery, Solomon Northup regains his freedom. Support for this episode comes from Laytrip - layaway travel for everyone: https://laytrip.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 3, 1777. General George Washington snatches victory from the jaws of defeat at the Battle of Princeton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 24, 1914. In the trenches of World War One, British and German troops call a truce to celebrate Christmas together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 23, 1688. King James II of England abandons the throne and flees abroad after a coup forces him from power Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 22, 1894. Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army, is convicted of treason for allegedly passing military secrets to the Germans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 21, 1968. Apollo 8, the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the Moon and return to Earth, launches from the Kennedy Space Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 20, 1860. South Carolina secedes from the Union precipitating the Civil War Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 17th 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 16th, 1773. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 15, 1890. Native American chief Sitting Bull is killed on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 14th, 1911. Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 13th, 2003. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is captured by American forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 10th, 1948. Following the horrors of WWII, the UN General Assembly votes in favour of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 9th, 1979. A commission of scientists declare that the scourge of the world – the infectious and deadly virus smallpox - has been eradicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 8th, 1941. President Franklin D, Roosevelt delivers his “Infamy” speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 7th, 1941. The Imperial Japanese Navy launches its attack on Pearl Harbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 6th, 1941. The Japanese Navy prepares for an airstrike against the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 3, 1984. The city of Bhopal in central India suffers the worst industrial accident in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 2, 1956. Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro launches the Cuban Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 30th, 1932. The infamous outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, rob their first bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 29, 1864. A peaceful Native American settlement is ambushed by US soldiers, whose indiscriminate slaughter of women and children will spark a decade of war on the Great Plains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 26, 1789. President George Washington hopes to unite his bickering new country with a first national Thanksgiving holiday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 25, 1487. Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 24th, 1971. An unidentified man hijacks a Boeing 747 and extorts $200,000 of ransom money before parachuting to an uncertain fate over Washington State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 23, 1942. Merchant sailor Poon Lim’s ship is torpedoed by a German U-boat, leaving him – the only survivor – stranded in a life raft for 133 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 22, 1963. President John F Kennedy is assassinated as he drives in a motorcade through downtown Dallas, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 19, 1863. In the midst of a bloody Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most famous speeches in American History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 18, 1978. Cult leader Jim Jones leads 918 members of the Peoples Temple in a mass suicide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 17, 1603. Sir Walter Raleigh, the swashbuckling Renaissance man, stands trial for treason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 16, 1720. The trials of notorious pirates Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham begin in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 15, 1899. During the Second Boer War, Winston Churchill is captured and made a prisoner of war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 12th, 1947. The notorious Hideki Tojo, General of the Imperial Japanese Army, is put on trial for war crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 11th, 1918. World War One comes to an end when an armistice agreement is signed by the Germans and the Allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 10th, 1940. Walt Disney is recruited as an informer for the FBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 9th, 1888. A London landlord finds the body of Jack the Ripper's final victim: the mysterious Mary Jane Kelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 8th, 1923. A young demagogue named Adolf Hitler attempts to overthrow the Bavarian Government in what will become known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 5, 1872. American suffragist Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 4, 1922. British archeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 3, 1957. In the midst of the Space Race, a stray Russian mutt named Laika rides a rocket into history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 2, 1947. American aviator Howard Hughes risks his life and reputation by taking to the skies in the largest aircraft ever built: the Spruce Goose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
November 1, 1800. President John Adams moves into the newly completed White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday beginning November 1st—the same day President John Adams first moved into the White House—we’ll bring you a slice of the history that happened that day. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic. History Daily premiers November 1st. Search for and subscribe to History Daily wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices