The Murder of Bobby Franks
May 21, 1924. In an effort to commit what they consider to be the “perfect crime,” Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the s...
21 Touko 202515min
The Meter Convention
May 20, 1875. The Meter Convention is signed by 17 nations, establishing a system for standardizing measurements worldwide. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History D...
20 Touko 202515min
England Becomes a Republic
May 19, 1649. After the English Civil War, an Act of Parliament makes England a Republic. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship...
19 Touko 202516min
Saturday Matinee: Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we batten down the hatches aboard the Princess Sophia- the doomed Canadian steamship that got caught up in a severe snowstorm and became the worst maritime disaster in the...
17 Touko 202539min
President Clinton Apologizes for the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
May 16, 1997. Bill Clinton officially apologizes for the Tuskegee Experiment, in which the US government funded research into the effects of untreated syphilis on African American men between 1932 and...
16 Touko 202516min
The Assassination of Japan's Prime Minister
May 15, 1932. The Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, is assassinated in an attempted coup d’état. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-produc...
15 Touko 202515min
Louis XIV Becomes King of France
May 14, 1643. A four-year-old prince ascends to the throne of France, beginning a decades-long reign that will change the country forever. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show! Join...
14 Touko 202515min
The Philadelphia MOVE Bombing
May 13, 1985. Philadelphia Police bomb MOVE, a radical Black liberation, back-to-nature organization, killing 11 people including 5 children. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening ...
13 Touko 202515min
