Episodes

October 31, 1837. While being forcibly removed from their homeland, hundreds of Creek Indians die in a steamboat collision on the Mississippi River.

October 30, 1961. The day the USSR detonates the largest bomb in history, the Soviets decide to remove Joseph Stalin’s body from public display, in an effort to build a new image for the Soviet Union.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore this wild theory that completely explodes the prevailing wisdom, and asserts that the Sphinx is in fact 10,000 years old—or maybe even more.Link to Ancient History Fangirl: ancienthistoryfangirl.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.

October 27, 1992. United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by a shipmate for being gay, sparking a national debate that results in the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” military directive.

October 26, 1979. The head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency assassinates South Korean President Park Chung-Hee.

October 25, 1415. English king Henry V defeats a larger French army with the help of longbow archers at the Battle of Agincourt.

October 24, 1917. The Italian army is crushed by Austrian and German troops during World War I, losing thousands of soldiers and retreating over 150 kilometers in a terrible battle which still scars the country.

October 23, 2002. Chechen rebels storm a Moscow theater, taking hundreds hostage and demanding an end to the war in Chechnya.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore how the British reacted to the outbreak of the French Revolution.Link to Grey History: greyhistory.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.

October 20, 1973. After fourteen years of construction, Queen Elizabeth II formally opens the Sydney Opera House.

October 19, 1781. After a French naval victory over the British, George Washington and the Continental Army win the American Revolution with the siege of Yorktown.

October 18, 1977. After months of violence, a far-left German militant group’s campaign of terror comes to a bloody conclusion.

October 17, 1945. A labor demonstration in Buenos Aires demands the liberation of the country’s ousted and imprisoned vice president, Juan Domingo Perón, giving rise to a new populist movement known as Peronism.

October 16, 1869. An American trickster masterminds the discovery of a mysterious petrified giant in upstate New York.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you episode one of a four part series that explores the history of the Salem Witch Trials, the most lethal witch hunt in American history.Link to American History Tellers: wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/ 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.

October 13, 1972. A plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashes in the Andes mountains, triggering a desperate fight for survival.

October 12, 1978. British punk rocker Sid Vicious is arrested for murder after his girlfriend’s body is found in their New York hotel room.

October 11, 1982. Following numerous recovery attempts, the Mary Rose, a favorite flagship of King Henry VIII, is finally brought to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent.

October 10, 1970. In their fight for Quebec’s independence, members of a radical separatist group spark national panic when they kidnap a government official in Montreal.

October 9, 1963. A long-predicted landslide in northern Italy triggers a tsunami-like wave to spill over the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000 people and constituting one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history.

On today's Saturday Matinee, a podcast that brings you stories of legendary military leaders, epic battlefield campaigns, and secret missions that have remained hidden for years.Link to Mission History: https://listen.qcodemedia.com/missionhistorySupport 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 6, 1926. ‘The Jazz Singer’ premieres in New York City, introducing the sound era of motion pictures.

October 5, 1986. An American is captured in Nicaragua while trying to deliver weapons to the country’s counterrevolutionaries, leading to the revelation of a US political scandal known as the Iran-Contra Affair.

October 4, 1957. The Soviet Union launches the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit, sparking the Space Race with the United States.