The Death of the Red Baron
April 21, 1918. Manfred von Richthofen, the World War One fighter pilot better known as the Red Baron, is shot down and killed. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Apr 21, 2023
15m
Louis Pasteur Invents Pasteurization
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. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Apr 20, 2023
18m
The Arrest of the Central Park Five
April 19, 1989. When a female jogger is brutally attacked in New York’s Central Park, five Black and Hispanic youths are wrongfully convicted and sentenced to several years in prison, despite a complete lack of DNA evidence. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Apr 19, 2023
18m
The Great San Francisco Earthquake - Original
April 18, 1906. San Francisco begins a rapid rebuild after an earthquake and fire destroys over 80% of the city’s buildings. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Apr 18, 2023
15m
Cambodia Falls to the Khmer Rouge - Original
April 17, 1975. Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge after the radical communist insurgency captures the nation’s capital. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 17, 2023
17m
Saturday Matinee: The History of China
On today’s Saturday Matinee, pack your bags and get ready for international adventure: we’re traveling to the East with the History of China Podcast. Link to The History of China: https://podfollow.com/741606139 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
31m Apr 15, 2023
31m
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
April 14, 1865. At Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C., the actor, John Wilkes Booth, assassinates U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 14, 2023
17m
The Flight of Apollo 13
April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft crippled, and the lives of the crew in peril. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 13, 2023
17m
The Great Civil War Locomotive Chase - Original
April 12, 1862. During the American Civil War, a band of Union spies steals a train to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 12, 2023
17m
The Stone of Destiny Returns
April 11, 1951. Four months after it was stolen by Scottish nationalists from Westminster Abbey, the Stone of Destiny — used in the coronation of British monarchs for centuries — is found in the ruins of Scotland’s Arbroath Abbey. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Apr 11, 2023
16m
The Beginning of Ping Pong Diplomacy
April 10th, 1971. To thaw relations between the countries, the US table tennis team arrives in the People's Republic of China, marking the start of what will become known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy.” Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Apr 10, 2023
16m
Saturday Matinee: Detectives Don't Sleep
On today’s Saturday Matinee, cross the police tape to shadow the real detectives who worked history’s most intriguing cases, true crime stories from all over the world. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
47m Apr 08, 2023
47m
The Woman Who Shot Mussolini
April 7th, 1926. Three years into Benito Mussolini's fascist rule, an Irish woman named Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate the Italian dictator. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 07, 2023
17m
The Race to the North Pole
April 6, 1909. Robert Peary leads an expedition to the Arctic and declares himself the first man to reach the North Pole. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Apr 06, 2023
15m
The La Belle Discotheque Bombing
April 5, 1986. A bombing at a discotheque in West Berlin kills three and injures hundreds, leading the US to launch retaliatory airstrikes against the accused sponsor of the terrorist attack, Libya. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Apr 05, 2023
17m
The Birth of Microsoft - Rerun
April 4, 1975. Bill Gates and Paul Allen formalize their partnership with the creation of Microsoft, ushering in the personal computer revolution. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Apr 04, 2023
18m
The Arrest of the Unabomber - Original
April 3, 1996. Ted Kaczynski is arrested by FBI agents and accused of being the elusive Unabomber. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Apr 03, 2023
18m
The Mystery of March 32nd
The tradition of April Fools Day is born in a gruesome political murder that prevents the recognition of March 32nd, a day so steeped in mystery it doesn’t appear on the calendar. The Council of Mars is: Lindsay Graham, Lead Cantor Emily Burke, Arranger of Sounds Mollie Baack. Conjurer of Realities Steven Walters, High Scribe Alexandra Currie-Buckner. Guardian Arch Priests, Steven Walters for...
24m Apr 01, 2023
24m
Robert De Niro Wins an Oscar for Raging Bull
March 31, 1981. The famous Actor Robert De Niro wins an academy award for his role in Director Martin Scorcese’s Raging Bull. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Mar 31, 2023
16m
The Lost Language of Crete is Uncovered
March 30, 1900. Clay tablets inscribed with mysterious writing are discovered at an archaeological dig on Crete, leading to a decades-long international effort to decipher them. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Mar 30, 2023
16m
General Grant Launches the Appomattox Campaign
March 29, 1865. Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant launches the Appomattox Campaign, which will ultimately force the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 29, 2023
17m
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident - Original
March 28, 1979. The worst nuclear accident in American history begins when Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant experiences a partial meltdown. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 28, 2023
17m
The Arrest of Typhoid Mary - Original
March 27, 1915. After years of evading authorities and causing outbreaks, the woman known as Typhoid Mary is arrested and placed in quarantine. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 27, 2023
18m
Saturday Matinee: 1001 Stories From The Old West
On Today's Saturday Matinee, the discovery of silver turns Tombstone, Arizona into a Boomtown, brewing tension that leads to the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. Link to 1001 Stories From The Old West: https://podfollow.com/1613213865 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
45m Mar 25, 2023
45m
The Internment of Japanese Americans
March 24, 1942. During World War Two, the US Army begins forcibly moving Japanese Americans into internment camps. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Mar 24, 2023
16m
The Return of Lewis and Clark
March 23, 1806. After completing the first U.S. overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, Lewis and Clark begin their return to Missouri. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 23, 2023
17m
The Lumière Brothers Screen The First Motion Picture
March 22, 1895. In Paris, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate motion picture technology for the first time. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 22, 2023
17m
The March from Selma
March 21, 1965. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads a march against laws repressing the voting rights of African Americans in Alabama. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 21, 2023
17m
General MacArthur Vows to Return to the Philippines - Original
March 20, 1942. During World War II, US General Douglas MacArthur escapes the Japanese-occupied Philippines, and makes his famous vow to return. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 20, 2023
18m
Montreal’s Hockey Riot - Original
March 17, 1955. The suspension of hockey player Maurice “Rocket” Richard sends the city of Montreal into uproar, sparking the Richard Riot. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Mar 17, 2023
15m
The My Lai Massacre
March 16th, 1968. After witnessing the massacre of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians by American troops, an American helicopter pilot fights to expose a cover-up and reveal the truth of what happened in the village of My Lai. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 16, 2023
17m
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
March 15th, 44 BCE. A plot to assassinate Julius Caesar is carried out by Brutus, Cassius and dozens more Roman senators on the Ides of March. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 15, 2023
17m
The Execution of A Scapegoated Admiral - Original
March 14, 1757. British Admiral John Byng is executed on board HMS Monarch for “failing to do his utmost” in battle. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Mar 14, 2023
15m
The Assassination of Czar Alexander II
March 13, 1881. Czar Alexander II of Russia is assassinated by members of the terror group People’s Will in St Petersburg.
16m Mar 13, 2023
16m
Saturday Matinee: American History Tellers
After sitting US vice president Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, his political career was over. Or was it? Today’s Saturday Matinee features an episode from American History Tellers from their series on Aaron Burr—war hero, statesman, killer, and accused traitor. Link to American History Tellers: http://wondery.fm/AHT_HD Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/...
41m Mar 11, 2023
41m
Alexander Graham Bell Makes the First Telephone Call - Original
March 10, 1876. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call in history, revolutionizing human communication. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 10, 2023
17m
Edward R. Murrow Attacks McCarthyism
March 9, 1954. American journalist Edward R. Murrow makes television and journalism history when he takes on Senator Joseph McCarthy. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 09, 2023
18m
The Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying hundreds of passengers and crew, loses contact with air traffic control, veers off course and mysteriously disappears, prompting the most expensive search in aviation history. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
16m Mar 08, 2023
16m
Daniel Webster Endorses the Compromise of 1850
March 7, 1850. US Senator Daniel Webster delivers a famous speech endorsing the 1850 Compromise to calm the nation’s growing conflict over slavery. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 07, 2023
18m
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott Decision - Original
March 6, 1857. In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the US Supreme Court rules that African Americans, free or enslaved, are not entitled to citizenship. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Mar 06, 2023
17m
Saturday Matinee: History Tea Time
On today’s Saturday Matinee: some of the most shocking incestuous relationships and tragically inbred individuals in royal history. King Tut, Queen Juana the Mad of Castile, King Charles II of Spain, Queen Victoria and more. Link to History Tea Time: https://podfollow.com/1619978406 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
28m Mar 04, 2023
28m
Rockefeller Donates His Fortune to Charity - Original
March 3, 1910. John D. Rockefeller commits to donating the bulk of his fortune to charity, leading to the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation and turning the oil tycoon into one of the biggest philanthropists in American history. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 03, 2023
18m
The Eighth Attempt to Assassinate Queen Victoria
March 2, 1882. At a train station in Windsor, England, Queen Victoria narrowly escapes the eighth and final attempt on her life. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Mar 02, 2023
15m
Yellowstone Becomes the World’s First National Park
March 1, 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, making Yellowstone the world’s first national park. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
18m Mar 01, 2023
18m
Britain’s Working Class Finds Victory in the 1972 UK Miners’ Strike - Original
February 28, 1972. After six weeks of struggle, the 1972 UK Miners’ Strike ends in victory for Britain’s working class. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
15m Feb 28, 2023
15m
The Reichstag Fire Expands Nazi Power - Original
February 27, 1933. Exactly eight years after he relaunched the Nazis as a political party, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler uses an arson attack on Berlin’s parliamentary building to seize power and purge his political opponents. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 27, 2023
17m
Saturday Matinee: 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we try to pick fact from fiction with an episode on the pirate Blackbeard from the podcast 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries. Link to 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://podfollow.com/956154836 Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
52m Feb 25, 2023
52m
The Zimmerman Telegram Pushes America into World War I
February 24th, 1917. The British present the Zimmermann Telegram to US President Woodrow Wilson, an intercepted message that reveals new threats against the United States and persuades the nation to enter World War I. Go to HistoryDaily.com (http://historydaily.com/) for more history, daily.
17m Feb 24, 2023
17m
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