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April 17, 2024

Cambodia Falls to the Khmer Rouge

April 17, 1975. Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge after the radical communist insurgency captures the nation’s capital. This episode originally aired in 2023.
April 16, 2024

The Fall of the Fortress of Masada

April 16, 73 CE. The fall of the fortress of Masada brings an end to the First Jewish-Roman War.
April 15, 2024

The Hillsborough Stadium Disaster

April 15, 1989. A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
April 13, 2024

Saturday Matinee: Business Wars

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we explore what seemed to be one of Silicon Valley's biggest successes: OpenAI. In 2022, it had stunned the world with the release of ChatGPT3.5, leapfrogging some of the biggest tech companies t…
April 12, 2024

The Great Civil War Locomotive Chase

April 12, 1862. During the American Civil War, a band of Union spies steals a train in order to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy. This episode originally aired on …
April 11, 2024

The Brixton Riots

April 11, 1981. following police brutality towards black people in London, the Brixton Riots break out, heralding a watershed moment for race relations in the UK. This episode originally aired in 2022.