Pony express founded / Jeju Uprising began - April 3
On this day in 1860, the Pony Express mail service was founded. / On this day in 1948, leftists launched an uprising on Jeju Island in South Korea. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...
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Sverdlovsk anthrax leak / Bombing of Naco - April 2
On this day in 1979, an accidental anthrax leak in a microbiology facility in Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union caused dozens of people to fall ill. The Soviet Union would deny a leak happened until year...
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First TV picture from space / Wangari Maathai born - April 1
On this day in 1960, the first TV picture from space was taken by the TIROS-1 weather satellite. / On this day in 1940, environmental and political activist Wangari Maathai was born in Kenya. Learn m...
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Hays Code ratified / Jack Johnson born - March 31
It's the last day of women's history month, and it's our last special Sunday episode celebrating women's contributions to society. Today, we welcome Professor Nora Gilbert, who speaks with me about th...
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Dr. Crawford Long first used ether anesthesia / Meter defined - March 30
Crawford Long, a doctor in Georgia, became the first to use inhaled ether anesthesia in surgery on this day in 1842. / On this day in 1791, the French National Assembly accepted a proposal by the Fren...
30 Maalis 202111min
Sepoy Rebellion / Malagasy Uprising began - March 29
On this day in 1857, a 29-year-old sepoy named Mangal Pandey attacked two British officers, which set off more than a year long rebellion. / On this day in 1947, Malagasy nationalists launched an upri...
29 Maalis 202112min
Fred Hoyle coined "big bang" / Three Mile Island accident - March 28
On this day in 1949, British astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the term "big bang." / On this day in 1979, a failure in a reactor at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station led to a partial meltdo...
28 Maalis 20219min
"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time / Good Friday earthquake - March 27
On this day in 1915, domestic cook Mary Mallon was quarantined for the second, and final, time on North Brother Island for being a typhoid carrier. / On this day in 1964, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake hi...
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