This Day in History - December 5, 2024

In 1605, the Gunpowder Plot was discovered. In 1998, the journal Nature published a report that DNA testing had confirmed that a member of Thomas Jefferson’s family had fathered a child with Sally Hemings. In 1994, George Foreman won the heavyweight title at age 45. In 1872, Susa ... Show More

In 1922, the steps to the burial room for King Tutankhamun were uncovered by a team of Egyptian excavators led by British archaeologist Howard Carter. In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated following a peace rally in Tel Aviv. In 1979, the US Iranian Hosta ... Show More

In 1957, Laika became the first living creature In 1962, a meeting in a New York hotel bar set in motion what would become Fantasy Football. In 1948, the Chicago Tribune misprinted 'Dewey defeats Truman' in their morning edition. In 2024, music producer Quincy Jones died at the a ... Show More

This patch of ocean is at the center of famous disappearances, from the U.S.S. Cyclops to Naval Flight 19. Are they just coincidences? Or are more mysterious powers at play? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The theoretical physicist vanished after sending a cryptic letter to his employer. Seventy years later, a man came forward with new information that changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa's body is uncovered in this episode. Or is it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices