Episodes
The Arrest of the Unabomber
April 3, 1996. Ted Kaczynski is arrested by FBI agents and accused of being the elusive Unabomber.
The Mystery of March 32nd
The tradition of April Fools Day is born in a gruesome political murder that prevents the recognition of March 32nd, a day so steeped in mystery it doesn’t appear on the calendar. The Council of Mars is:Lindsay Graham, Lead CantorEmily …
Robert De Niro Wins an Oscar for Raging Bull
March 31, 1981. The famous Actor Robert De Niro wins an academy award for his role in Director Martin Scorcese’s Raging Bull. 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.
The Lost Language of Crete is Uncovered
March 30, 1900. Clay tablets inscribed with mysterious writing are discovered at an archaeological dig on Crete, leading to a decades-long international effort to decipher them.
General Grant Launches the Appomattox Campaign
March 29, 1865. Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant launches the Appomattox Campaign, which will ultimately force the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
March 28, 1979. The worst nuclear accident in American history begins when Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant experiences a partial meltdown.
The Arrest of Typhoid Mary
March 27, 1915. After years of evading authorities and causing outbreaks, the woman known as Typhoid Mary is arrested and placed in quarantine.
Saturday Matinee: 1001 Stories From The Old West
On Today's Saturday Matinee, the discovery of silver turns Tombstone, Arizona into a Boomtown, brewing tension that leads to the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. Link to 1001 Stories From The Old West: https://podfollow.com/1613213865 Go to HistoryDaily.com for more …
The Internment of Japanese Americans
March 24, 1942. During World War Two, the US Army begins forcibly moving Japanese Americans into internment camps.
The Return of Lewis and Clark
March 23, 1806. After completing the first U.S. overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean, Lewis and Clark begin their return to Missouri.
The Lumière Brothers Screen The First Motion Picture
March 22, 1895. In Paris, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate motion picture technology for the first time.
The March from Selma
March 21, 1965. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads a march against laws repressing the voting rights of African Americans in Alabama.
General MacArthur Vows to Return to the Philippines
March 20, 1942. During World War II, US General Douglas MacArthur escapes the Japanese-occupied Philippines, and makes his famous vow to return.
Montreal’s Hockey Riot
March 17, 1955. The suspension of hockey player Maurice “Rocket” Richard sends the city of Montreal into uproar, sparking the Richard Riot.
The My Lai Massacre
March 16th, 1968. After witnessing the massacre of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians by American troops, an American helicopter pilot fights to expose a cover-up and reveal the truth of what happened in the village of My Lai.
The Assassination of Julius Caesar
March 15th, 44 BCE. A plot to assassinate Julius Caesar is carried out by Brutus, Cassius and dozens more Roman senators on the Ides of March.
The Execution of A Scapegoated Admiral
March 14, 1757. British Admiral John Byng is executed on board HMS Monarch for “failing to do his utmost” in battle.
The Assassination of Czar Alexander II
March 13, 1881. Czar Alexander II of Russia is assassinated by members of the terror group People’s Will in St Petersburg.
Saturday Matinee: American History Tellers
After sitting US vice president Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, his political career was over. Or was it? Today’s Saturday Matinee features an episode from American History Tellers from their series on Aaron Burr—war hero, …
Alexander Graham Bell Makes the First Telephone Call
March 10, 1876. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call in history, revolutionizing human communication.
Edward R. Murrow Attacks McCarthyism
March 9, 1954. American journalist Edward R. Murrow makes television and journalism history when he takes on Senator Joseph McCarthy.
The Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying hundreds of passengers and crew, loses contact with air traffic control, veers off course and mysteriously disappears, prompting the most expensive search in aviation history.
Daniel Webster Endorses the Compromise of 1850
March 7, 1850. US Senator Daniel Webster delivers a famous speech endorsing the 1850 Compromise to calm the nation’s growing conflict over slavery.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott Decision
March 6, 1857. In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the US Supreme Court rules that African Americans, free or enslaved, are not entitled to citizenship.