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Oct. 17, 2024
The Rise of President Perón
October 17, 1945. In Buenos Aires, a large labor demonstration demands the liberation of ousted and imprisoned Vice President Juan Domingo Perón, leading to Peron’s election to the presidency and giving rise to a new populis…
Oct. 16, 2024
The Assassination of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
October 16, 2017. Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is killed when a bomb under her car detonates.
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.
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