Episodes

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear the lore behind the legendary Mississippi bluesman, Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil in order to play guitar so skillfully. Link to Southern Gothic: https://podfollow.com/southern-gothicSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

October 4, 1927. The face of Mount Rushmore is transformed to make way for a gigantic carving of four American Presidents.

October 3, 1849. American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances, the last time he is seen in public before his death. This episode originally aired in 2023.

October 2nd, 1957. After a hot debate between filmmakers and the British military, the film The Bridge on the River Kwai makes waves. Based on the construction of the Burma Railway, former POWs and war artists lament the film’s inaccurate portrayal of events.

October 1, 1964. The first Shinkansen high-speed train enters service between the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka.

September 30, 1520. Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and sets his sights on conquering Europe. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we travel back to the mid-19th Century to witness two Eastern powers race to industrialize their nations, only to ultimately meet on the battlefield a few decades later. Link to The Industrial Revolutions: IndustrialRevolutionsPod.comSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

September 27, 1822. Jean-Francois Champollion reveals that he has deciphered an ancient hieroglyphic inscription discovered in Egypt. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

September 26, 1960. In Chicago, candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy square off in the first-ever televised presidential debate.

September 25, 1983. Thirty-eight members of the Irish Republican Army pull off the United Kingdom’s biggest prison escape. This episode originally aired in 2023.

September 24, 1988. Ben Johnson wins the men’s 100 meters final at the Seoul Olympics, only to be stripped of his medal three days later.

September 23, 1957. Three years after the Supreme Court abolishes segregation in schools, nine African American students attempt to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, only to be escorted from the premises by armed police. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we examine the raging debate that gripped New York City in 1818: are whales fish? Link to The Constant: www.constantpodcast.comSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

September 20, 1973. In a widely-publicized exhibition match, tennis champion Billie Jean King defeats former player Bobby Riggs in what becomes known as “the Battle of the Sexes”. This episode originally aired in 2022.

September 19, 1940. Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather intelligence.

September 18, 96 CE. After growing increasingly tyrannical, Roman Emperor Domitian is assassinated by court officials, ushering in a period of peace and prosperity. This episode originally aired in 2023.

September 17, 1849. Harriet Tubman escapes slavery with her two brothers. She will go on to become a leader in the abolitionist and suffragist movements and is remembered as an American hero.

September 16, 1920. A horse-drawn wagon explodes in the middle of New York’s financial district, killing 30 people.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we crack open our cookbooks to learn about the history of cake making in America and how the introduction of "pearl ash" revolutionized baking from the 18th century and beyond. Link to The History of American Food: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

September 13, 1987. ​Four people die after a canister containing radioactive material is stolen from an abandoned hospital in the Brazilian city of Goiânia in 1987. This episode originally aired in 2023.

September 12, 1992. Astronaut Mae Jemison blasts off on the space shuttle Endeavour and begins an eight-day mission in orbit.

September 11, 1973. Chile’s democratically elected president is deposed in a coup, ushering in the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

September 10, 1608. John Smith is elected president of the troubled English colony of Jamestown, Virginia.

September 9, 1971. Prisoners seize control of Attica Correctional Facility in the bloodiest prison uprising in US history. This episode originally aired in 2022.