Episodes

July 8, 1898. Notorious confidence man Jefferson “Soapy” Smith is killed in a gunfight with a vigilante in the Alaskan boomtown of Skagway.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we set sail on the Franklin Expedition of 1845 with the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror, two ships that find themselves trapped in ice and fall victims to the frozen sea. Link to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs: https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.comSupport 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 5, 1954. Elvis Presley records his first single "That's All Right" at Sun Records in Memphis, introducing rock n’ roll to mainstream American culture. This episode originally aired in 2022.

July 4, 1862. An Oxford professor takes a boat ride and tells a fantastical story that he’ll eventually publish under his pen name, Lewis Carroll.

July 3, 2013. Egypt’s first democratically elected President, Mohamed Morsi, is ousted from his office by the country’s formidable military. This episode originally aired in 2023.

July 2, 1839: Enslaved Africans rise up against their owners and take control of the slave ship Amistad.

July 1, 1885. King Leopold II of Belgium founds the Congo Free State and installs a regime that will become infamous for its brutality.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we try to survive the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE in a choose-your-own-adventure style podcast. Link to Ancient History Fangirl: https://podfollow.com/1348151802Support 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.

June 28, 1969. Police raid the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, and patrons and activists fight back, sparking four nights of protest and launching the modern-day LGBTQ+ rights movement. This episode originally aired in 2023.

June 27, 1954. Democratically elected Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán is deposed in a CIA-backed coup, bringing an end to a brief era of democracy and social progress and ushering in decades of violence and oppression. This episode originally aired in 2023.

June 26, 1974. After decades of research and development, the first UPC barcode is successfully scanned at a grocery store in Ohio.

June 25th 1950. The Korean War begins as North Korea sends troops below the 38th parallel invading South Korea.

June 24, 1535. A radical political uprising comes to an end when the city of Münster falls to an Bishop’s army.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we receive the gospel taught by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker- the husband and wife whose corrupt televangelist empire led to financial fraud, a sex scandal, and ultimately jail time. Link to American Scandal: https://wondery.com/shows/american-scandal/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.

June 21, 1582. A Japanese warlord’s hopes of ruling the nation are brought to an end when he is betrayed by one of his closest allies.

June 20, 1945. In a top-secret operation, the US Secretary of State approves the transfer of Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun to America.

June 19, 1968. Over 50,000 people march on Washington D.C. to protest economic injustice in the climax of Martin Luther King and the SCLC’s “Poor People’s Campaign,” an event coined “Solidarity Day.” This episode originally aired in 2023.

June 18, 1982. The body of Italian banker and convicted fraudster Roberto Calvi is discovered hanging from a bridge in London, England.

June 17, 1972. A break-in at the Watergate complex in Washington DC sparks the biggest political scandal in American history. This episode originally aired in 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we gain a new appreciation for fine art- specifically the 1833 oil painting by Paul Delaroche "The Execution of Lady Jane Grey". Art of History: https://podfollow.com/1584348990/viewSupport 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.

June 14, 1985. TWA Flight 847 is hijacked en route from Athens to Rome.

June 13, 1966. The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their Fifth Amendment rights before questioning them, and thus the “Miranda Rights” are established.

June 12, 1987. President Ronald Reagan delivers his famous "Tear down this wall!" speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, challenging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to dismantle the Berlin Wall. This episode originally aired in 2023.

June 11, 1963. Protesting the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc sets himself on fire in a busy Saigon intersection.