Episodes

December 7th, 1941. The Imperial Japanese Navy launches its attack on Pearl Harbor.

December 6, 1976. After evading punishment for decades, Pieter Menten, one of the Netherlands' most notorious Nazi war criminals, is arrested in Switzerland.

December 5th, 1952: The Great Smog blankets the city of London for five days, killing thousands in the deadliest air pollution event in UK history.

December 4, 1991. After 64 years dominating the skies, a series of poor financial decisions forces Pan American Airways to shut down.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we discover how a luxurious steamship called the Empress of Ireland became known as "Canada's Titanic". Link to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs: IntoHistory.com/shipwreckspodSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is …

December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

November 30, 1954. Alabama resident Ann Hodges becomes the first person struck by a meteorite, an event that will upend the 34-year-old’s life.

November 29, 1781. The crew of a British slave ship murders 54 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance, beginning the Zong massacre.

November 28, 1942. A fire at the Cocoanut Grove in Boston kills nearly 500 of its occupants, making it America’s deadliest nightclub disaster.

November 27, 1978. San Francisco politicians George and Harvey Milk are assassinated by a former colleague.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we bring you the story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who kept fighting for his homeland for thirty years after World War Two ended. Link to Conflicted: A History Podcast: ConflictedHistory.comSupport the show! Join Into …

November 24, 1947. The US Congress votes to hold a group of producers, directors, and screenwriters in contempt for refusing to cooperate with the government’s probe of alleged communist influence in Hollywood.

November 23, 1936. Life Magazine publishes its first issue and quickly becomes America’s primary visual source for current events.

November 22, 1963. President John F Kennedy is assassinated as he drives in a motorcade through downtown Dallas, Texas.

November 21, 164 BCE. Judas Maccabeus recaptures Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and rededicates the Second Temple, since commemorated in the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

November 20, 1992. After a year of bad press for Britain's royals, Windsor castle catches fire, raising questions about the cost and future of the British monarchy.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dive into the tragedy that is the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Link to History of World War II Podcast: worldwariipodcast.net/ Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is …

November 17, 1989. Police violently shut down a student demonstration in Prague, sparking a revolution that ends communist rule in Czechoslovakia.

November 16, 1581. Towards the end of a notorious reign characterized by cruelty and widespread abuse, Russian ruler Ivan the Terrible murders his own son in a fit of rage.

November 15, 1864. During the American Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman begins his devastating March to the Sea.

November 14, 1889. Reporters Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland begin a race to beat Phileas Fogg’s fictional journey around the world in 80 days.

November 13, 1985. The volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia spurs a deadly mudslide that buries a city and kills over 20,000 people.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we bring you part one of a three part series on the Dust Bowl, an event that’s been called the greatest man made ecological disaster in American history. Link to American Scandal: https://wondery.com/shows/american-scandal/ Support the show! …

November 10, 1969. “Sesame Street” debuts on American television and goes on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world.