Episodes

January 26, 1939. In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, General Francisco Franco’s nationalist forces conquer the city of Barcelona.

January 25, 1971. Cult leader Charles Manson is found guilty of a series of notorious murders.

January 24, 1536. King Henry VIII is badly injured in a jousting accident, turning the once athletic and wise king into a paranoid, overweight tyrant.

In this week’s Saturday Matinee episode, we’re bringing you a podcast episode from a friend, interviewing a legend. Ben Sawyer and his co-host Bob Crawford from the podcast The Road To Now talk to Ken Burns about his newest documentary …

January 21, 1793. During the French Revolution, the King of France, King Louis XVI, is executed on the guillotine.

January 20, 2009. After a divisive campaign, Barack Obama is inaugurated as America's first African American president.

January 19, 1977. A Japanese-American radio broadcaster known as the mythical “Tokyo Rose” is pardoned after being falsely convicted of treason following World War Two.

January 18, 1778. Captain James Cook becomes the first European to travel to the Hawaiian Islands, but Cook’s journey will lead to his brutal killing on a Hawaiian beach.

January 17, 1920. Prohibition officially goes into effect after the passage of the Volstead Act.

In this debut weekend episode, we're bringing you something fascinating from history, and hopefully introduce you to a new podcast, too. In this selection from the podcast The History of Vikings, host Noah Tetzner speaks with author Martyn Whittock about …

January 14, 1967. A gathering of thousands in San Francisco kicks off the Summer of Love, and introduces “hippies” to the mainstream media.

January 13, 1968. American singer and songwriter Johnny Cash records his best selling live album in front of an audience of convicts. This episode includes a portion of "Jugo Blues" by janogonzalez, licensed under a Creative Commons License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. …

January 12, 1948. In an attempt to stop the violence engulfing New Delhi and the broader subcontinent, Gandhi begins his final fast.

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 7, 2015. Two gunmen storm the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine.

January 6, 2001. The U.S Congress certifies George W. Bush as the winner of the heated 2000 presidential election.

January 5, 1939. The aviator Amelia Earhart is declared dead after disappearing in a presumed plane crash.

January 4, 1853. After being kidnapped and sold into slavery, Solomon Northup regains his freedom. Support for this episode comes from Laytrip - layaway travel for everyone: https://laytrip.com

January 3, 1777. General George Washington snatches victory from the jaws of defeat at the Battle of Princeton.

December 24, 1914. In the trenches of World War One, British and German troops call a truce to celebrate Christmas together.

December 23, 1688. King James II of England abandons the throne and flees abroad after a coup forces him from power

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, 1968. Apollo 8, the first crewed spacecraft to successfully orbit the Moon and return to Earth, launches from the Kennedy Space Center