Episodes

August 9, 2006. The biggest surveillance operation in British history prevents a terrorist organization from blowing up seven planes.

August 8, 1988. The world is introduced to gangsta rap, when N.W.A. releases their debut album, “Straight Outta Compton.”

August 7, 1974: Philippe Petit walks on a high wire between the newly built twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This episode originally aired in 2023.

August 6, 1991. British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee launches a digital information revolution when he uploads the first site to the World Wide Web.

August 5, 1969. Police in Atlanta, Georgia raid a screening of Andy Warhol’s underground film Lonesome Cowboys, triggering a wave of protests that sparks the gay rights movement in the Deep South. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we begin to unravel the complicated and fascinating story of Anne Boleyn, and how she let nothing get in the way of her rise to power. Link to Even the Royals: wondery.fm/eventheroyalsSupport 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.

August 2, 216 BCE. During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian army, led by Hannibal, defeats the Roman army, resulting in one of the deadliest battles in history. This episode originally aired in 2023.

August 1, 1774. English philosopher and chemist, Joseph Priestley, discovers a mysterious new gas, which will come to be known as “oxygen”. This episode originally aired in 2022.

July 31, 1910. Following a transatlantic manhunt, Hawley Harvey Crippen is arrested in Canada for a murder he committed in London.

July 30, 1966. England defeats West Germany to lift the World Cup in the country where soccer originated.

July 29, 1862. One of the most famous Confederate spies of the American Civil War is finally arrested.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unwrap the fanciful sensation that swept English social circles during the Regency Era, debutante balls: from the high fashion, down to the perfect curtsey, and the young women at the center of it all. Link to American History Tellers: https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/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.

July 26, 1755. Notorious Italian playboy Giacomo Casanova is arrested and incarcerated in a supposedly inescapable jail.

July 25, 1978. The first baby conceived via IVF is born in England, marking the success of an 18-year medical research project.

July 24, 1911. Hiram Bingham III rediscovers the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru after the site had been lost to the outside world for centuries. This episode originally aired in 2023.

July 23, 1982. Three people are killed when a helicopter crashes on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie.

July 22, 1942. The Nazis begin the evacuation of the Warsaw Ghetto, transporting hundreds of thousands of Jews to their deaths at the Treblinka Extermination Camp. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we take a personal look at one of the most iconic first ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln. Link to American History Tellers: https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/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.

July 19, 1903. Bicyclist Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. This episode originally aired in 2023.

July 18, 1969. U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Kennedy manages to escape, but he leaves his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, to drown.

July 17, 1674. The skeletons of two boys are discovered in the Tower of London, leading to speculation that they are the long-lost King Edward V and his brother.

July 16, 1945. An atomic bomb is detonated in New Mexico, marking success in the Manhattan Project.

July 15, 1815. After suffering a crushing defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the British. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we delve into Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's audacious invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, and uncover why it took Joseph Stalin by surprise. Link to Anthology of Heroes: https://linktr.ee/anthologyofheroespodcastSupport 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.