Episodes

After sitting US vice president Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, his political career was over. Or was it? Today’s Saturday Matinee features an episode from American History Tellers from their series on Aaron Burr—war hero, statesman, killer, and accused traitor.  Link to American History Tellers: http://wondery.fm/AHT_HD 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 10, 1876. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call in history, revolutionizing human communication.

March 9, 1954. American journalist Edward R. Murrow makes television and journalism history when he takes on Senator Joseph McCarthy.

March 8, 2014. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying hundreds of passengers and crew, loses contact with air traffic control, veers off course and mysteriously disappears, prompting the most expensive search in aviation history.

March 7, 1850. US Senator Daniel Webster delivers a famous speech endorsing the 1850 Compromise to calm the nation’s growing conflict over slavery.

March 6, 1857. In the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the US Supreme Court rules that African Americans, free or enslaved, are not entitled to citizenship.

On today’s Saturday Matinee: some of the most shocking incestuous relationships and tragically inbred individuals in royal history. King Tut, Queen Juana the Mad of Castile, King Charles II of Spain, Queen Victoria and more. Link to History Tea Time: https://podfollow.com/1619978406 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 3, 1910. John D. Rockefeller commits to donating the bulk of his fortune to charity, leading to the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation and turning the oil tycoon into one of the biggest philanthropists in American history.

March 2, 1882. At a train station in Windsor, England, Queen Victoria narrowly escapes the eighth and final attempt on her life.

March 1, 1872. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, making Yellowstone the world’s first national park.

February 28, 1972. After six weeks of struggle, the 1972 UK Miners’ Strike ends in victory for Britain’s working class.

February 27, 1933. Exactly eight years after he relaunched the Nazis as a political party, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler uses an arson attack on Berlin’s parliamentary building to seize power and purge his political opponents.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we try to pick fact from fiction with an episode on the pirate Blackbeard from the podcast 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries. Link to 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://podfollow.com/956154836 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.

February 24th, 1917. The British present the Zimmermann Telegram to US President Woodrow Wilson, an intercepted message that reveals new threats against the United States and persuades the nation to enter World War I.

February 23, 1820. An agent provocateur helps British police foil a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet.

February 22, 1983. After opening and closing on the same night, the play "Moose Murders" becomes the most catastrophic flop in Broadway history.

February 21, 1965. Civil rights leader Malcolm X is assassinated while giving a speech in New York.

February 20, 1281. The Japanese Imperial Court orders all temples and shrines to pray for victory in the face of a Mongol invasion and, in an unlikely twist, a massive typhoon saves the country.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, Chris Wimmer and the podcast Infamous America tells the story of the largest hotel robbery in American history, netting the thieves an estimated 28-million dollars worth of stolen jewelry and cash. Link to Infamous America: https://podfollow.com/1437525441 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.

February 17, 1972. The Volkswagen Beetle becomes the world's best-selling car, breaking a record held for decades by the Ford Model T.

February 16, 2003. The Antwerp World Diamond Centre is robbed of over $100 million in loose diamonds, gold and jewelry in what is considered the biggest heist of all time.

February 15, 399 BC. Athenian philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death for impiety and corrupting the city’s youth.

February 14, 1349. After being blamed for the spread of the Black Death, hundreds of Jews are executed in the Strasbourg Massacre.

February 13, 1935. Carpenter Bruno Hauptmann is convicted of the abduction and murder of the 20-month old son of famous American aviator, Charles Lindbergh – a case that will make kidnapping a federal crime.