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Oct. 15, 2024

The Torsåker Witch Trials

October 15, 1674. The Torsåker Witch Trials begin in Sweden, leading to 71 innocent people being sentenced to death in a single day.
Oct. 14, 2024

Breaking the Sound Barrier

October 14, 1947. US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, a feat many aviators previously believed impossible.
Oct. 12, 2024

Saturday Matinee: American History Tellers

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we follow a group of Englishmen as they colonize the first permanent English settlement in mainland North America: Jamestown, Virginia. Link to American History Tellers: https://wondery.com/sho…
Oct. 11, 2024

The Raising of the Mary Rose

October 11, 1982. The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, rises to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. This episode originally aired in 2023.
Oct. 10, 2024

Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2014. Two years after being shot by a gunman, 17-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Oct. 9, 2024

The Execution of Che Guevara

October 9, 1967. After being captured by Special Forces in the mountains of Bolivia, the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara is executed.