The Cato Street Conspiracy
February 23, 1820. An agent provocateur helps British police foil a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 23, 2023
16m
“Moose Murders” Becomes the Biggest Flop in Broadway History - Original
February 22, 1983. After opening and closing on the same night, the play "Moose Murders" becomes the most catastrophic flop in Broadway history. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 22, 2023
17m
The Assassination of Malcolm X
February 21, 1965. Civil rights leader Malcolm X is assassinated while giving a speech in New York. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 21, 2023
16m
The Storm that Saves Japan - Original
February 20, 1281. The Japanese Imperial Court orders all temples and shrines to pray for victory in the face of a Mongol invasion and, in an unlikely twist, a massive typhoon saves the country. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Feb 20, 2023
15m
Saturday Matinee: Infamous America
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Chris Wimmer and the podcast Infamous America tells the story of the largest hotel robbery in American history, netting the thieves an estimated 28-million dollars worth of stolen jewelry and cash. Link to Infamous America: https://podfollow.com/1437525441 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
27m Feb 18, 2023
27m
The Rise of the Volkswagen Beetle - Original
February 17, 1972. The Volkswagen Beetle becomes the world's best-selling car, breaking a record held for decades by the Ford Model T. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 17, 2023
16m
The Antwerp Diamond Heist
February 16, 2003. The Antwerp World Diamond Centre is robbed of over $100 million in loose diamonds, gold and jewelry in what is considered the biggest heist of all time. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Feb 16, 2023
18m
Socrates Goes on Trial
February 15, 399 BC. Athenian philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death for impiety and corrupting the city’s youth. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 15, 2023
16m
The Strasbourg Massacre - Original
February 14, 1349. After being blamed for the spread of the Black Death, hundreds of Jews are executed in the Strasbourg Massacre. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Feb 14, 2023
15m
The Lindbergh Baby’s Killer is Convicted - Original
February 13, 1935. Carpenter Bruno Hauptmann is convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20-month old son of famous American aviator, Charles Lindbergh – a case that will make kidnapping a federal crime. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 13, 2023
17m
Saturday Matinee: The Road to Now
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Bob & Ben speak with Author Amy Argetsinger about Miss America’s origins, how the pageant both shaped and was shaped by American society, and why it might be okay that the pageant’s significance in American culture has faded. Link to The Road to Now: https://www.theroadtonow.com/ Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
1hr 4m Feb 11, 2023
1hr 4m
The Cold War Spy Swap
February 10, 1962. At the height of the Cold War, America and the Soviet Union agree a spy exchange. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Feb 10, 2023
18m
The Benin Punitive Expedition
February 9, 1897. In response to the massacre of a trade delegation, a British army invades Benin in a campaign known as the Punitive Expedition, overthrowing Oba Ovonramwen and marking the end of his independent kingdom. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 09, 2023
16m
Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey Goes To Prison - Original
February 8, 1925. Leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, Marcus Garvey, enters federal prison for mail fraud, initiating a steep decline in his influence. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Feb 08, 2023
18m
Ellen MacArthur Is the Fastest to Sail Around the World - Original
February 7th, 2005: British sailing sensation Ellen MacArthur smashes the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Feb 07, 2023
18m
The Munich Air Disaster
February 6, 1958. Twenty-three people die, including eight members of Manchester United's championship-winning football team, when an airplane crashes on take-off in Munich. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 06, 2023
16m
Saturday Matinee: The Past and the Curious
On today’s Saturday Matinee, Bears! Telling the story of two such animals and how they changed the life of one president, and the course of history of a nation. Link to The Past and the Curious: https://thepastandthecurious.com/ Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
26m Feb 04, 2023
26m
An Assassin’s Brother Opens Booth’s Theatre
February 3, 1869. Famous actor Edwin Booth, the brother of President Lincoln’s assassin, fights to reclaim his tarnished family name by opening the original Booth’s Theatre at 23rd & 6th in New York City. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 03, 2023
17m
The German Defeat at Stalingrad
February 2, 1943. The Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest of WWII, ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Feb 02, 2023
16m
The Nome Serum Run
February 1, 1925. After a diphtheria outbreak threatens to decimate the entire icebound community of Nome, Alaska, a five-day dog sled relay to carry life-saving medicine finally arrives in the isolated town. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 01, 2023
17m
Leon Trotsky is Forced Into Exile - Original
January 31, 1928. Leon Trotsky, one of the architects of the Russian Revolution, is exiled to Kazakhstan by his longtime rival, Joseph Stalin. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
19m Jan 31, 2023
19m
Oliver Cromwell’s Posthumous Execution - Original
January 30, 1661. On the 12th anniversary of the beheading of King Charles I, the controversial politician Oliver Cromwell faces the same grisly fate, even though he’s already been dead for two and a half years. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 30, 2023
16m
Saturday Matinee: Cold War Conversations
On today’s Saturday Matinee, host Ian Sanders talks with Brian Morra, the Chief of Intelligence Analysis for US Forces Japan at Yakota airbase when on September 1st, 1983, an unarmed Korean airliner was shot down by a Soviet fighter causing the deaths of 269 people. Link to Cold War Conversations: https://coldwarconversations.com/ Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more his...
1hr 22m Jan 28, 2023
1hr 22m
The Liberation of Auschwitz
January 27, 1945. In the midst of World War Two, Soviet forces liberate the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Jan 27, 2023
18m
The Rum Rebellion - Original
January 26, 1808. British Officer William Bligh is deposed as Governor of New South Wales, Australia in a coup called the Rum Rebellion. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Jan 26, 2023
17m
The Founding of Nike
January 25, 1964. A young entrepreneur founds Blue Ribbon Sports, a company that will one day be better known as Nike. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 25, 2023
16m
The Assassination of Emperor Caligula
January 24, 41 CE. The notorious Roman emperor Caligula is assassinated at the hands of his own bodyguards. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Jan 24, 2023
18m
Elizabeth Blackwell Becomes America’s First Woman Doctor
January 23, 1849. British physician Elizabeth Blackwell graduates from Geneva Medical College in New York, becoming the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
19m Jan 23, 2023
19m
Saturday Matinee: The Ancient World
On today's Saturday Matinee, we focus on the last days of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, as seen through the eyes of their daughter, Cleopatra Selene the Second. Link to The Ancient World: http://www.ancientworldpodcast.com. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
29m Jan 21, 2023
29m
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Fourth Inauguration - Original
January 20, 1945. Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for an unprecedented and never to be repeated fourth term as US President. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 20, 2023
16m
The First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
January 19, 1915. In Norfolk, England, four people are killed by German bombs during the first ever Zeppelin raid of World War One. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
19m Jan 19, 2023
19m
The British Colonization of Australia Begins
January 18, 1788. Britain’s First Fleet begins to arrive in Botany Bay, sparking the British colonization of Australia. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Jan 18, 2023
18m
The Start of Prohibition
January 17, 1920. Prohibition officially goes into effect in the United States, after the passage of the Volstead Act. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Jan 17, 2023
18m
Iran’s Last Shah Flees the Revolution - Original
January 16, 1979. Iran’s powerful Shah abandons his throne, and flees his nation, setting the stage for the country’s Islamic Revolution. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
19m Jan 16, 2023
19m
Saturday Matinee: Today in History
On today’s Saturday Matinee, host Lindsay Graham goes mad with envy and prepares a poison apple after hearing “Today In History with The Retrospectors.” Link to Today In History with The Retrospectors: https://theretrospectors.com/ Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
13m Jan 14, 2023
13m
Johnny Cash Plays Folsom Prison
January 13, 1968. American singer and songwriter Johnny Cash records his best selling live album in front of an audience of convicts. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Jan 13, 2023
17m
The Fortuitous Arrests of the Great Brink’s Robbers
January 12, 1956. After years of dead ends, the FBI solves one of the largest heists in US history, arresting the perpetrators of the Great Brink's Robbery just five days before the statute of limitations runs out. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Jan 12, 2023
17m
The Invasion of Zululand
January 11, 1879. The Anglo-Zulu War begins when a British army invades Zululand in modern-day South Africa. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 11, 2023
16m
The First Underground Train - Original
January 10, 1863. After a long campaign by a British lawyer, the world’s first passenger underground railway opens in London. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Jan 10, 2023
15m
The Resignation of Sir Anthony Eden
January 9, 1957. Sir Anthony Eden resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister following the nation’s humiliation in the Suez Crisis. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 09, 2023
16m
Saturday Matinee: Art of History
On today’s Saturday Matinee, a Nazi exhibition of dangerous “degenerate art.” Link to Art of History: https://pod.link/1584348990 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
47m Jan 07, 2023
47m
The Attack on Nancy Kerrigan - Original
January 6, 1994. US figure skating champion, Nancy Kerrigan, is assaulted by an accomplice of fellow skater, Tonya Harding, at the US Championships in Detroit. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Jan 06, 2023
17m
Davy Crockett Volunteers in the Texas Revolution
January 5th, 1836. The legendary frontiersman Davy Crocket arrives in Nacogdoches to fight in the revolution for Texas’ independence from Mexico. Go to http://HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.
18m Jan 05, 2023
18m
Solomon Northup Regains his Freedom
January 4, 1853. After being kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Jan 04, 2023
17m
The Siege of Sidney Street - Original
January 3, 1911. After three London policemen are killed trying to stop a robbery, their murderers are tracked down to an East London slum where a dramatic and deadly armed siege begins. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Jan 03, 2023
18m
The Arrest of the Yorkshire Ripper - Original
January 2, 1981. Britsh police arrest a man named Peter Sutcliffe for a routine traffic violation, but they soon realize that he is a mass murderer known as the Yorkshire Ripper. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Jan 02, 2023
16m
Winston Churchill’s Famous “Some Chicken” Speech - Original
December 30, 1941. In a rousing speech to the Canadian Parliament, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill celebrates his success in holding off Nazi Germany in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.
18m Dec 30, 2022
18m
The Wounded Knee Massacre
December 29, 1890. The United States Army massacres hundreds of Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
19m Dec 29, 2022
19m
The Resignation of Vice President Calhoun - Original
December 28, 1832. John C. Calhoun resigns as Vice President of the United States after clashing with President Andrew Jackson.
20m Dec 28, 2022
20m
The Flushing Remonstrance Establishes Religious Tolerance in America
December 27, 1657. Settlers in what is today Queens, New York write “The Flushing Remonstrance,” a petition that, for the first time in North American history, articulates that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.
19m Dec 27, 2022
19m