Episodes

December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, giving Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin the justification to purge the Communist Party of his rivals. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, unpack the controversy behind a historical bronze statue in Jessamine County, KY. Link to Rebel on Main: https://www.rebelonmain.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.

November 28, 1942. A fire at the Cocoanut Grove in Boston kills 492 people, becoming the deadliest nightclub fire ever. This episode originally aired in 2023.

November 27, 1895. A year before his death, Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel amends his will to establish the Nobel Prize. This episode originally aired in 2024.

November 26, 1789. President George Washington hopes to unite his bickering new country with a first national Thanksgiving holiday. This episode originally aired in 2021.

November 25, 1960. In the Dominican Republic, three siblings are killed by soldiers acting on the orders of the country’s president.

November 24, 1859. Charles Darwin sparks a scientific revolution by introducing the theory of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dive deep into the tragedy that took place seventeen miles off the coast of Michigan 50 years ago- the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Link to The Ship History Radio: shiphistory.org/radio 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/pr...

November 21, 164 BCE. Judas Maccabeus recaptures Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and rededicates the Second Temple, since commemorated in the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This episode originally aired in 2022.

November 20, 1820. Two thousand miles off the coast of South America, an American whaling ship is sunk by an enormous sperm whale.

November 19, 1969. Legendary soccer player Pelé scores the 1,000th goal of his career.

November 18, 1928. Mickey Mouse makes his big screen debut in Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie. This episode originally aired in 2024.

November 17, 1989. A student demonstration in Prague is violently shut down by the police, sparking the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. This episode originally aired in 2023.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we explore the pristine beaches of Hawaii over one thousand years ago to witness the arrival of the islands' very first settlers. Link to The Ancients: https://pod.link/1520403988 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-s...

November 14, 1994. The first Channel Tunnel passenger train departs London and arrives in Paris less than three hours later. This episode originally aired in 2024.

November 13, 1974. Ronald DeFeo Jr. shoots six members of his family at their home in suburban New York, inspiring the book and movie versions of The Amityville Horror.

November 12, 1660. English nonconformist preacher John Bunyan is arrested. During the 12 years he spends in prison, he starts writing his famous book The Pilgrim’s Progress.

November 11, 1918. World War One comes to an end when an armistice agreement is signed by the Germans and the Allies. This episode originally aired in 2021.

November 10, 1871. Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr David Livingstone in Tanzania, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unwrap The Stamp Act of 1765 and how its passing in the 13 colonies was met with unprecedented resistance. Link to Founded: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/founded/id1823297279 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...

November 7, 1944. A spy who predicted the Nazi invasion of the USSR and Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is executed. This episode originally aired in 2024.

​​November 6, 963 CE. Holy Roman Emperor Otto I convenes a Synod of the Church in Rome to depose Pope John XII.

November 5, 1881. British armed forces march on a Māori settlement in New Zealand, evicting 2,000 residents and destroying the village.

November 4, 1922. British archeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Tutankhamun. This episode originally aired in 2021.