History Daily

Recent Episodes

May 16, 2025

President Clinton Apologizes for the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

May 16, 1997. Bill Clinton officially apologizes for the Tuskegee Experiment, in which the US government funded research into the effects of untreated syphilis on African American men between 1932 and 1972. This episode origi...
May 15, 2025

Listen Now: Death County, PA

Lamont Jones leaves Dauphin County Prison for the last time, a free man ready to move on with his life. But when his young cousin dies in that same jail, he learns that this is not the only mysterious death that has plagued D...
May 15, 2025

The Assassination of Japan's Prime Minister

May 15, 1932. The Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, is assassinated in an attempted coup d’état.
May 14, 2025

Louis XIV Becomes King of France

May 14, 1643. A four-year-old prince ascends to the throne of France, beginning a decades-long reign that will change the country forever. This episode originally aired in 2024.
May 13, 2025

The Philadelphia MOVE Bombing

May 13, 1985. Philadelphia Police bomb MOVE, a radical Black liberation, back-to-nature organization, killing 11 people including 5 children.
May 12, 2025

President Jimmy Carter Visits Cuba

May 12, 2002. Jimmy Carter becomes the first current or former U.S. President to visit Cuba since 1959. This episode originally aired in 2022.