Episodes

January 11, 1794. In Georgia, a man named Robert Forsyth becomes the first United States Marshal killed in the line of duty.

January 10, 49 BC. A provincial governor named Julius Caesar marches his army across the Rubicon river, invading Italy and plunging the Roman Republic into Civil War.

January 9, 2007. Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone at the MacWorld conference, paving the way for a new era of technology.

January 8th, 2016. After decades of evading the authorities, drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is arrested for the third and final time.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we hear from Captain Meshad, who served in Vietnam on a psychiatric team where he evaluated and assisted soldiers dealing with mental health issues. Link to Warriors in Their Own Words: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/warriors-in-their-own-wordsSupport the show! Join In…

January 5, 1933. After years of planning, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge, a process that proves to be challenging in its own right.

January 4th, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson outlines his plan for a “Great Society” in his State of the Union address.

January 3rd, 1911. After three London policemen are killed trying to stop a robbery, the murderers are tracked down to East London where a deadly armed siege begins.

January 2, 1981: Police arrest a man named Peter Sutcliffe for a routine traffic violation in Sheffield, England. But they soon realize that he is a mass murderer known as the Yorkshire Ripper.

January 1, 1892: 17-year-old Annie Malone becomes the first immigrant to enter the United States through a new immigration station on Ellis Island.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we go to the theater to learn why Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Woman in White, was one of the legendary composer's least successful productions. Link to Closing Night: broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/closing-night/Support the show! Join Into History for ad-f…

December 29th, 1170: Archbishop Thomas Becket becomes a martyr after he is brutally killed by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral.

December 28, 1832. John C. Calhoun resigns as Vice President of the United States after clashing with President Andrew Jackson.

December 27, 1904 - J.M. Barrie's play Peter Pan opens at the Duke of York’s Theater in London.

December 26, 1919. Baseball’s so-called Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, is sold to the world-famous New York Yankees.

December 25, 1989. After decades of brutal dictatorial rule, Romanian president Nicolae Ceasescu and his wife Elena are executed by firing squad for crimes against humanity.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we travel back to biblical times to learn about King Herod the Great, the tyrant that changed the face of the Middle East in the 1st century BC. Link to Real Dictators: https://www.noiser.com/realdictatorsSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and m…

December 22, 1894. Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army, is convicted of treason for allegedly passing military secrets to the Germans.

December 21, 1891: James Naismith invents a new sport to control a boisterous college gym class.

December 20, 1956. The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends after the Supreme Court rules that segregation on buses is unconstitutional.

December 19, 1675. During King Philip's War, colonial militias wage a devastating attack against the Narragansett tribe in Rhode Island.

December 18, 1972. After peace talks break down, US President Richard Nixon announces the start of the “Christmas Bombing” of North Vietnam.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we learn how the iconic American department store, "Macy's", started from a humble beginning all because of one man's vision of success. Link to Business Movers: https://wondery.com/shows/business-movers/Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and mo…

December 15, 1973. After widely publicized ransom negotiations, John Paul Getty III, the grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, five months after he was kidnapped by an Italian gang.