Episodes

October 2, 1944. After two months of fighting, Polish rebels fail to liberate Warsaw from Nazi occupation.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we learn about a ten-dollar script, a secret tunnel, a desperate director, an eccentric millionaire, and a star’s last film.Link to The Industry Podcast  www.industrypodcast.orgSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily …

September 29, 2006. Two planes collide above Brazil, killing 154 people and triggering an aviation crisis.

September 28, 1920. Members of the Chicago White Sox admit to throwing the 1919 World Series, exposing one of baseball’s biggest scandals.

September 27, 1962. Biologist Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring, a seminal book exposing the devastating effects of chemical pesticides.

September 26, 1786. American farmer Daniel Shays leads a militia of debt-ridden citizens to protest high taxes and shut down Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in what will come to be known as Shays’ Rebellion.

September 25, 1983. Thirty-eight members of the Irish Republican Army pull off the United Kingdom’s biggest prison escape.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you an episode from Professor Greg Jackson’s recent investigation of America in World War One, the story of the 15th New York, a.k.a, the 369th, or the Harlem Hellfighters. Link to Tour D...

September 22, 1842. A young Abraham Lincoln meets a political rival on Bloody Island to face off in a life-or-death duel.

September 21, 1922. After photographing a total solar eclipse, astronomers prove that space is curved, confirming Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking theory of general relativity.

September 20, 1870. In the culmination of a decade-long process of unification, Italian troops capture Rome and slash the power of the Pope.

September 19, 1868. White supremacists attack a peaceful march protesting the expulsion of Black legislators from the Georgia state legislature.

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

On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you part 1 of a deeply complicated and tragic story of religion, personality, politics and cults: Jonestown.Link to American Scandal: wondery.com/shows/american-scandalSupport the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.Hist…

September 15, 1762. The Battle of Signal Hill ends the French and Indian War and establishes Britain as the dominant power in North America.

September 14, 1812. Amid a French invasion, a fire ignites in Moscow, eventually engulfing and destroying two-thirds of the city.

September 13, 1987. A canister containing radioactive material is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Brazil, triggering a nuclear disaster that will kill four people.

September 12, 1942. During the Second World War, a German U-boat sinks the RMS Laconia, killing over 1,600 of the British liner’s passengers.

September 11, 2021. On the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the New York Yankees and New York Mets unite on the baseball field to remember the victims and aftermath of the tragedy.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore the life and extraordinary career of one of Russia’s greatest playwrights, Anton Chekhov.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 …

September 8, 1966. The starship Enterprise boldly goes on its first mission as sci-fi franchise Star Trek premieres on American television screens.

September 7, 1968. Members of the women’s liberation movement protest the Miss America Pageant, bringing radical feminism to the forefront of national conversation.

September 6, 1901. After being elected for a second term, President William McKinley is shot at the World’s Fair in Buffalo, New York.

September 5, 1972. Members of the Palestinian liberation terrorist group Black September take 9 members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage.