Babe Ruth Joins the New York Yankees - Original
December 26, 1919. Baseball’s so-called Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, is sold to the world-famous New York Yankees.
17m Dec 26, 2022
17m
George Washington Resigns - Original
December 23, 1783. American General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
19m Dec 23, 2022
19m
The Mock Execution of Dostoevsky - Original
December 22, 1849. Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky is saved from execution by a last-minute reprieve, an event that shapes the novelist’s greatest works.
18m Dec 22, 2022
18m
Apollo 8 Goes to the Moon
December 21, 1968. Apollo 8, the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the Moon and return to Earth, launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
17m Dec 21, 2022
17m
The US Invades Panama
December 20, 1989. President George H.W. Bush launches a US invasion of Panama to depose the country's dictator, and former CIA informant, Manuel Noriega.
18m Dec 20, 2022
18m
The Great Swamp Fight - Original
December 19, 1675. During King Philip's War, colonial militias wage a devastating attack against the Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island.
16m Dec 19, 2022
16m
Saturday Matinee: Based On A True Story
On today’s Saturday Matinee, the Podcast “Based On A True Story” focuses on James Cameron’s Titanic.  How much of Jack and Rose’s story from the movie was based on real history, and how much of it was fiction? Link to Based On A True Story: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/
1hr 16m Dec 17, 2022
1hr 16m
Rugby Union’s “Match of the Century” - Original
December 16, 1905. Rugby Union’s "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and the undefeated New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park.
16m Dec 16, 2022
16m
The Mystery Disappearance of Agatha Christie - Original
December 14, 1926. An 11-day nationwide search ends when crime novelist Agatha Christie is discovered living under a false identity at a hotel in Harrogate, England after disappearing from her home.
18m Dec 14, 2022
18m
The Battle of Alton
December 13th, 1643. The tide of the English Civil War turns against King Charles I at the Battle of Alton.
16m Dec 13, 2022
16m
The Xi'an Incident - Original
December 12, 1936. During the Chinese Civil War, Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek is kidnapped, sparking a political reckoning that unites the Chinese against a common enemy: Japan.
19m Dec 12, 2022
19m
Saturday Matinee: Where There’s A Will
On today’s Saturday Matinee, a rivalry between two Shakespearian actors triggers a deadly riot in the streets of Manhattan. Link to Where There’s A Will: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/where-theres-a-will-finding-shakespeare
38m Dec 10, 2022
38m
Jim Morrison’s On-Stage Arrest - Original
December 9, 1967. The Doors singer Jim Morrison is arrested in the middle of a performance in New Haven, Connecticut.
17m Dec 09, 2022
17m
Eisenhower’s “Atoms for Peace” Speech
December 8, 1953. US President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his famous "Atoms for Peace" speech amid the escalating nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
20m Dec 08, 2022
20m
The Attack on Pearl Harbor - Rerun
December 7th, 1941. The Imperial Japanese Navy launches its attack on Pearl Harbor.
15m Dec 07, 2022
15m
The Arrest of Nazi War Criminal Pieter Menten - Original
December 6, 1976. After evading punishment for decades, Pieter Menten, one of the Netherlands' most notorious Nazi war criminals, is arrested in Switzerland.
18m Dec 06, 2022
18m
President Polk Triggers the California Gold Rush
December 5th, 1848: US President James K. Polk triggers the California Gold Rush by confirming discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill.
18m Dec 05, 2022
18m
Puyi Becomes the Last Emperor of China - Original
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.
18m Dec 02, 2022
18m
The Assassination of Sergei Kirov - Original
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.
19m Dec 01, 2022
19m
Bonnie & Clyde’s First Robbery
November 30, 1932. The infamous outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, rob their first bank.
16m Nov 30, 2022
16m
The Zong Massacre - Original
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.
18m Nov 29, 2022
18m
The Grand Ole Opry Goes Live on the Radio - Original
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.
16m Nov 28, 2022
16m
Saturday Matinee: Redacted History
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
22m Nov 26, 2022
22m
The Civil War Battle of Missionary Ridge - Original
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.
17m Nov 25, 2022
17m
The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
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.
16m Nov 24, 2022
16m
Freddie Mercury Reveals He Has AIDS
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.
19m Nov 23, 2022
19m
Blackbeard’s Final Battle - Original
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."
18m Nov 22, 2022
18m
Judas Maccabeus Recaptures Jerusalem - Original
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.
18m Nov 21, 2022
18m
Saturday Matinee: Historical Blindness
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/
46m Nov 19, 2022
46m
The Jonestown Massacre
November 18, 1978. Cult leader Jim Jones leads 918 members of the Peoples Temple in a mass suicide.
15m Nov 18, 2022
15m
Catching America’s First Serial Killer
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.
20m Nov 17, 2022
20m
Ivan the Terrible Murders His Son - Original
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.
19m Nov 16, 2022
19m
The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam - Original
November 15th, 1969. Millions of people participate in the Vietnam War Moratorium, one of the largest demonstrations in US History.
16m Nov 15, 2022
16m
Nellie Bly Races Around the World - Original
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.
18m Nov 14, 2022
18m
Saturday Matinee: Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!
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/
37m Nov 12, 2022
37m
The Death of Ned Kelly
November 11th, 1880. After years on the run from the police, the famous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly is executed.
17m Nov 11, 2022
17m
Dr. Livingstone Is Found Alive in Africa - Original
November 10th, 1871. After going missing, Scottish physician Dr. David Livingstone is found in the jungles of Tanzania.
19m Nov 10, 2022
19m
Jack the Ripper’s Last Victim
November 9th, 1888. A London landlord finds the body of Jack the Ripper's final victim: the mysterious Mary Jane Kelly.
14m Nov 09, 2022
14m
The Disappearance of Lord Lucan - Original
November 8th, 1974. Infamous British Aristocrat the Earl of Lucan disappears and is never seen again after his nanny is found murdered in London.
17m Nov 08, 2022
17m
Anne Hutchinson on Trial - Original
November 7th, 1637. Puritan reformer Anne Hutchinson stands trial in Massachusetts Bay Colony for heresy.
19m Nov 07, 2022
19m
Saturday Matinee: Ancient History Fangirl
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/
46m Nov 05, 2022
46m
The Iran Hostage Crisis - Original
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.
17m Nov 04, 2022
17m
Laika, the Space Dog
November 3, 1957. In the midst of the Space Race, a stray Russian mutt named Laika rides a rocket into history.
16m Nov 03, 2022
16m
The Siege of Ladysmith - Original
November 2, 1899: The Boers begin a 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
17m Nov 02, 2022
17m
The Great Lisbon Earthquake - Original
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.
19m Nov 01, 2022
19m
The Assassination of Indira Gandhi - Original
October 31st, 1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards at her home in New Delhi.
18m Oct 31, 2022
18m
Saturday Matinee: They Did That
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." Link to They Did That: https://pod.link/1649798627
9m Oct 29, 2022
9m
The Dedication of the Statue of Liberty - Original
October 28, 1886: American President Grover Cleveland attends a grand ceremony in New York to dedicate the Statue of Liberty.
16m Oct 28, 2022
16m
The Height of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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.
19m Oct 27, 2022
19m
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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.
15m Oct 26, 2022
15m