Episodes

April 1, 1997. The Hale-Bopp Comet reaches the closest point to the sun on its long loop through space, presenting a magnificent spectacle to stargazers on Earth.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, Industrialist Henry Ford looks for a new way to supply his factories with rubber without having to pay the prices dictated by the global market. But his decision to build a rubber plantation deep in the Amazon Rainforest comes with a great many complications.  Link to Business Movers: https://wondery.com/shows/business-movers/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.

March 29, 1974. One of the world’s greatest archaeological finds is discovered by farmers digging a well near Xi’an, China.

March 28, 1881. After merging their circuses, rival showmen P.T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey put on “The Greatest Show on Earth”. This episode originally aired in 2022.

March 27, 1915. After a years-long search, authorities capture and quarantine the elusive Mary Mallon, better known as ‘Typhoid Mary’. This episode originally aired in 2023.

March 26, 1971: Under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, East Pakistan declares its independence to begin the Bangladesh Liberation War.

On March 25, 1911. A fire breaks out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, killing 146 garment workers trapped inside.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we follow along as a pair of sisters who come from a line of famous Iranian singers piece together painful generational secrets and discover why their family decided to move away from Iran. Link to Nightingale of Iran: https://www.nightingaleofiran.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.

March 22 1622, years of hostility between English colonists and Native Americans erupts into violence, when Powhatan Indians massacre 347 colonists in Jamestown, Virginia. This episode originally aired in 2022.

March 21, 1980. The season finale of television drama Dallas sets up a summer of frenzied speculation about who shot J.R. Ewing.

March 20, 1942. General Douglas MacArthur vows "I came through and I shall return" after escaping the Japanese-occupied Philippines. This episode originally aired in 2023.

March 19, 1965. The wreck of the Confederate blockade runner SS Georgiana is discovered by a teenage diver exactly 102 years after she sank on her maiden voyage.

March 18, 1314. Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

On today's Saturday Matinee, we investigate we investigate why the first murder ever committed at the South Pole is still yet to be fully solved. The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice: https://auddy.com/shows/entertainment/secret-history-antarcticaSupport 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.

March 15, 2019. 1.4 million people, most of them teenagers, take to the streets in cities around the world to protest government inaction against climate change.

March 14, 1757. British Admiral John Byng is executed on board HMS Monarch for “failing to do his utmost” in battle. This episode originally aired in 2023.

March 13, 1996. The worst mass shooting in British history leads to the private ownership of most handguns being banned.

March 12, 1957. American author Dr. Seuss releases a new book aimed at teaching children to read: The Cat In The Hat.

March 11, 1918. A US army cook becomes the first person to be diagnosed with Spanish flu, setting off the deadliest pandemic in modern history. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today's Saturday Matinee, come across one of the most significant archaeological find of all time: the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Link to Data Over Dogma: https://podfollow.com/data-over-dogmaSupport 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.

March 8, 1917. Demonstrations in St Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution and the first stage of the Russian Revolution.

March 7, 1946. Bikini Atoll islanders are relocated by the US government to make way for a nuclear testing site.

March 6, 1857. In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the US Supreme Court rules that African Americans are not entitled to citizenship. This episode originally aired in 2023.

March 5, 1770. A street fight between British soldiers and American colonists turns into a bloodbath, escalating a conflict that will lead to the War of Independence.