Episodes

On today’s Saturday Matinee, it's Christmas in April! Host Lindsay Graham discusses the history behind his European Christmas Market Tour with fellow podcaster, Will Clark of 'Grey History.' They trace back the origin of these markets, their surprising ties to Nazi Germany, the history of the cities the tour will visit, plus a short preview of the traditional culinary delights offered in the regions. For more info on the European Christmas Markets Tour: https://trip.historydaily.com/ History Da...

April 17, 1860. Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan clash in a brutal and chaotic 2-hour boxing match—now regarded as the world’s first world championship bout.

April 16, 1947. Two enormous explosions rip through the Port of Texas City in the deadliest industrial accident in American history.

April 15, 1989. A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. This episode originally aired in 2024.

April 14, 1935. Enormous clouds of dust and dirt sweep across Oklahoma and Texas in the worst storm of the Dust Bowl. This episode originally aired in 2025.

April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft crippled, and the lives of the crew in peril. This episode originally aired in 2023.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we trace back the history of words that are derived from surprising figures of the past. Link to Etymoleon: https://etymoleon.com/podcast Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.

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”. This episode originally aired in 2024.

April 9, 1745. After being stranded on a desert island, the remaining crew of HMS Wager make it back to Britain, where they reveal that another group that returned two years earlier were not heroes as claimed but mutineers.

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. This episode originally aired in 2024.

April 7, 1922. The US Secretary of the Interior secretly leases out federal oil reserves in return for cash bribes.

April 6, 1909. Robert Peary leads an expedition to the Arctic and declares himself the first man to reach the North Pole. This episode originally aired in 2023.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear the story of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, as told through the voices and recollections of his wife and daughter. Link to The United States Civil Rights Trail: https://pod.link/1603645728 Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.

April 3, 1860. The Pony Express begins when the first letter is carried from Missouri to California on horseback. This episode originally aired in 2025.

April 2, 1977. Fleetwood Mac’s iconic breakup album Rumours reaches number one on the Billboard 200, two months after its release.

April 1, 1572. A fortuitous storm allows a fleet of privateers and pirates known as the Sea Beggars to jumpstart the Dutch independence movement.

March 31, 1930. The Hays Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in American movies.

March 30, 1900. Clay tablets inscribed with mysterious writing are discovered at an archaeological dig on Crete, leading to a decades long international effort to decipher them. This episode originally aired in 2023.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we set sail across the North Sea into the Viking Age and hear tales of these brute Scandinavian warriors. Link to Real Vikings: https://open.spotify.com/show/55VhMsL7wqEQ9gnNhH6TMR Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.

March 27, 1912. Japan gifts the United States 3,000 cherry trees, in a gesture of friendship between two nations once at odds. This episode originally aired in 2025.

March 26, 1971. Under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, East Pakistan declares its independence to begin the Bangladesh Liberation War.This episode originally aired in 2024.

March 25, 1807. The British Parliament abolishes the slave trade in the British West Indies. This episode originally aired in 2022.

March 24, 1953. The discovery of bodies in London leads to the arrest of serial killer John Christie and the terrible revelation that an innocent man was executed for some of his crimes.

March 23, 1857. Elisha Otis installs the first commercial passenger elevator in New York, setting the stage for the modern skyscraper.