Episodes

April 24, 1915. Police in Constantinople seize hundreds of Armenian leaders and intellectuals, beginning the Armenian Genocide. This episode originally aired in 2023.

April 23, 1014. King Brian of Ireland is killed by Vikings during the Battle of Clontarf, leading Ireland to fall into anarchy.

April 22, 1970. Earth Day helps spark the environmental movement and quickly grows into an international event. This episode was originally aired on April 22, 2022.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we learn about the surprisingly fascinating history of wallpaper. Link to The Curious History of Your Home: https://www.noiser.com/the-curious-history-of-your-homeSupport 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.

April 19, 1971. The Soviet Union launches Salyut 1, the first space station to orbit the Earth.

April 18, 1775. Paul Revere rides from Boston to Concord, warning pro-independence colonists in Massachusetts that “the British are coming!” This episode originally aired in 2022.

April 17, 1975. Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge after the radical communist insurgency captures the nation’s capital. This episode originally aired in 2023.

April 16, 73 CE. The fall of the fortress of Masada brings an end to the First Jewish-Roman War.

April 15, 1989. A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we explore what seemed to be one of Silicon Valley's biggest successes: OpenAI. In 2022, it had stunned the world with the release of ChatGPT3.5, leapfrogging some of the biggest tech companies to be an industry leader in artificial intelligence. But, inside the company walls trouble was brewing. Link to Business Wars: https://wondery.com/links/business-wars/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.

April 12, 1862. During the American Civil War, a band of Union spies steals a train in order to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy. This episode originally aired on April 12, 2023.

April 11, 1981. following police brutality towards black people in London, the Brixton Riots break out, heralding a watershed moment for race relations in the UK. This episode originally aired in 2022.

April 10, 1815.  The eruption of Mount Tambora in present-day Indonesia lowers temperatures around the globe, creating what became known as “the year without summer”.

April 9, 1939. After racial segregation laws block her from performing at Constitution Hall, Black opera star Marian Anderson performs an outdoor concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

April 8, 1994. After going missing for nearly a week, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain’s body is found in his Seattle home, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, the series premiere of QEZ: the comedy quiz show where you win by being smart, or pretending that you are. Each episode, host Lindsay Graham challenges three comedian contestants with an onslaught of quirky history questions to find out who can bluff their way into being the QEZ champ. Link to QEZ: https://www.qez.show/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.

April 5, 1887. Deaf-blind six-year-old Helen Keller learns her first word, kickstarting a life of social and political campaigning.

April 4, 1975. Bill Gates and Paul Allen formalize their partnership with the creation of Microsoft, ushering in the personal computer revolution. This episode originally aired in 2022.

April 3, 1996. Ted Kaczynski is arrested by FBI agents and accused of being the elusive Unabomber. This episode originally aired in 2023.

April 2, 1800. Prussian composer Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna, Austria.

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.