Captain Cook Claims Australia
August 22, 1770. Explorer James Cook lays claim to New South Wales, Australia by raising the British flag on Possession Island. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show! Join Into Histo...
22 Aug 202515min
The Mona Lisa is Stolen from the Louvre
August 21, 1911. Italian handyman Vincenzo Peruggia steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.Hist...
21 Aug 202517min
The Menendez Murders
August 20, 1989. Lyle and Erik Menendez shoot and kill their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, sparking a decades-long nationwide debate about what justice looks like. Support the show! Join Int...
20 Aug 202515min
The Gift of Photography
August 19, 1839. The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift “free to the world.” Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Da...
19 Aug 202516min
The 19th Amendment Gives Women the Right to Vote
August 18, 1920. The 19th Amendment is ratified by the United States Congress, granting women the right to vote. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free ...
18 Aug 202520min
Saturday Matinee: Real Dictators
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we visit a humble farm in the east of Cuba to witness the early years of Fidel Castro, to see how this man would one day become the country's most revolutionary dictator. ...
16 Aug 20251h 2min
The Premiere of the Wizard of Oz
August 15, 1939. After its production was plagued by controversy and accidents, ambitious MGM film The Wizard of Oz premieres in Los Angeles. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening ...
15 Aug 202514min
Carlos the Jackal is Captured
August 14, 1994. Carlos the Jackal, the world’s most wanted terrorist, is captured in Sudan. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.H...
14 Aug 202516min
