Jul 10

Telstar Reaches Orbit

July 10, 1962. The world’s first active communications satellite is launched into space.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 h ... Show More

14m 37s

Jul 9

The First Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

July 9, 1877. Spectators gather at the All England Club for the first Wimbledon Championship, marking the beginning of an annual sporting tradition.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to Hist ... Show More

15m 42s

Jul 8

Con Man Soapy Smith is Shot Dead

July 8, 1898. Notorious confidence man Jefferson “Soapy” Smith is killed in a gunfight with a vigilante in the Alaskan boomtown of Skagway. This episode originally aired in 2024.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of ... Show More

15m 35s

Jul 2024

The Third Presidential Assassination: McKinley

On 5th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American Exposition, a 6-month-long World’s Fair, in Buffalo, New York. He was at the height of his power, having been re-elected at the beginning of the year. But one of the people who stoo ... Show More

39m 23s

Sep 2024

History Daily: The Wall Street Bombing

September 16, 1920. A horse-drawn wagon explodes in the middle of New York’s financial district, killing 30 people.You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go ... Show More

16m 40s

May 30

Episode 621: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Part I - All The World's a Stage

The boys are back for a classic historical true-crime deep dive, this time on a fascinating story that's often forgotten about in American History - This week we begin the story of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, starting with the backstory of the man who took the life of t ... Show More

1h 50m

Oct 2024

American Filth Live! London Edition

American Filth recorded another live episode! This time with the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival in London. We got to explain to the Brits how filthy America's Founding Fathers were and also recite Gabbie's Declaration of Dependence, a plea for Britain to take us back. See omnys ... Show More

37m 3s

Dec 2023

The Kennedy Curse

What was it about the Kennedys that attracted so much tragedy, that many believed them to be cursed? From plane disasters in World War 2, to drug overdoses and of course, assassinations - it has to be said, they had their fair share. Is there something sinister going on, or is th ... Show More

40m 30s

Dec 2024

Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War

The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially western democracy. Who’d have thought that something of such magnitude would begin in a small settlement with as many cows as peopl ... Show More

42m 55s

Sep 2024

The Moral Crusade | 5

Officers in early New York didn’t just police the city’s vice economy; they profited from it. But when America’s first professional vice fighter Anthony Comstock strong-arms the NYPD into enforcing his vision of morality, he also transformed how and what we police. From Wondery, ... Show More

39m 58s

Sep 2024

497. Evita: Death of a Martyr (Part 4)

The workaholic mother of a nation, Evita’s health deteriorates and she faints at a public event. A self-proclaimed martyr, she seems to be willing to die for Perón and Perónism, and her supporters see her passion. As she continues her public work, her supporters call for her to r ... Show More

47m 56s

Sep 2024

495. Evita: The Rise of General Perón (Part 2)

An admirer of Hitler and Mussolini, Colonel Perón rose through the ranks during the 1943 military coup in Argentina. Following a disastrous earthquake in 1944, Perón crossed paths with Eva at a fundraising event. Now a successful radio actress, Eva was 20 years his junior but bec ... Show More

54m 30s

Sep 2024

What’s Done Can Be Undone | 3

New York’s power-hungry mayor weaponizes the police to help him control the city – and bulldoze a thriving Black community for his own real estate profits. The state, fearing that the mayor and his police have become too strong, wage a war for control – and create their own rival ... Show More

40m 31s

Yagan: The Death of a Freedom Fighter