Episodes
Muhammad Ali Refuses Induction into the US Army
April 28, 1967. At the height of his boxing career, Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the US army, a choice that will turn the renowned athlete into one of the decade’s most prominent antiwar activists.
Tragedy Strikes Zambia’s National Soccer Team
April 27, 1993. An airplane carrying the Zambian national soccer team crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all thirty people on board.
The Chernobyl Disaster
April 26, 1986. A safety test goes wrong at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, causing the worst nuclear disaster in history.
Samantha Smith Becomes 'America’s Youngest Ambassador'
April 25, 1983. After writing a letter to the Soviets during the Cold War, US schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union — a diplomatic feat that earns the ten-year-old the moniker of “America’s Youngest Ambassador.”
The Armenian Genocide
April 24, 1915. Leaders of the Armenian community in Constantinople are arrested by Ottoman authorities, marking the start of the Armenian Genocide.
Saturday Matinee: History Uncovered
On today’s Saturday Matinee: Marilyn Monroe’s place in history is likely fixed in part due to the mystery of her death. What really happened? Accident? Suicide? Murder? Link to History Uncovered: https://podfollow.com/1485610570 Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. S…
The Death of the Red Baron
April 21, 1918. Manfred von Richthofen, the World War One fighter pilot better known as the Red Baron, is shot down and killed.
Louis Pasteur Invents Pasteurization
April 20, 1862. French biologist Louis Pasteur invents a process of heating a liquid to kill potentially harmful bacteria and names it after himself: pasteurization.
The Arrest of the Central Park Five
April 19, 1989. When a female jogger is brutally attacked in New York’s Central Park, five Black and Hispanic youths are wrongfully convicted and sentenced to several years in prison, despite a complete lack of DNA evidence.
The Great San Francisco Earthquake
April 18, 1906. San Francisco begins a rapid rebuild after an earthquake and fire destroys over 80% of the city’s buildings.
Cambodia Falls to the Khmer Rouge
April 17, 1975. Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge after the radical communist insurgency captures the nation’s capital.
Saturday Matinee: The History of China
On today’s Saturday Matinee, pack your bags and get ready for international adventure: we’re traveling to the East with the History of China Podcast. Link to The History of China: https://podfollow.com/741606139 Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy…
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
April 14, 1865. At Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C., the actor, John Wilkes Booth, assassinates U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
The Flight of Apollo 13
April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft crippled, and the lives of the crew in peril.
The Stone of Destiny Returns
April 11, 1951. Four months after it was stolen by Scottish nationalists from Westminster Abbey, the Stone of Destiny — used in the coronation of British monarchs for centuries — is found in the ruins of Scotland’s Arbroath Abbey.
The Beginning of Ping Pong Diplomacy
April 10th, 1971. To thaw relations between the countries, the US table tennis team arrives in the People's Republic of China, marking the start of what will become known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy.”
Saturday Matinee: Detectives Don't Sleep
On today’s Saturday Matinee, cross the police tape to shadow the real detectives who worked history’s most intriguing cases, true crime stories from all over the world. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
The Woman Who Shot Mussolini
April 7th, 1926. Three years into Benito Mussolini's fascist rule, an Irish woman named Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate the Italian dictator.
The Race to the North Pole
April 6, 1909. Robert Peary leads an expedition to the Arctic and declares himself the first man to reach the North Pole.
The La Belle Discotheque Bombing
April 5, 1986. A bombing at a discotheque in West Berlin kills three and injures hundreds, leading the US to launch retaliatory airstrikes against the accused sponsor of the terrorist attack, Libya.
The Birth of Microsoft
April 4, 1975. Bill Gates and Paul Allen formalize their partnership with the creation of Microsoft, ushering in the personal computer revolution.
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 Burke, Arranger of SoundsMollie Baack. Conjurer …