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Aug. 7, 2025
Alice Ramsey Completes Her Drive Across America
August 7, 1909. Alice Huyler Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the continental United States.
Aug. 6, 2025
The First Website
August 6, 1991. British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee launches a digital information revolution when he uploads the first site to the World Wide Web. This episode originally aired in 2024.
Aug. 5, 2025
The Murder of Vice Principal Bian Zhongyun
August 5, 1966. Students at a school in Beijing, China beat a teacher to death, one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution.
Aug. 4, 2025
The Capture of Anne Frank
August 4, 1944. Jewish teen Anne Frank and her family are discovered by the Gestapo after two years in hiding in a “secret annex” behind her father’s business in Amsterdam. This episode originally aired in 2022.
Aug. 2, 2025
Saturday Matinee: The Bowery Boys
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we take a short boat ride off the coast of New York City to explore the mysterious history of the forbidden North Brother Island. Link to The Bowery Boys : https://the-bowery-boys-new-york-city-hi...
Aug. 1, 2025
The Launch of MTV
August 1, 1981. MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
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