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 lis...
9 Jul 202515min
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! Joi...
8 Jul 202515min
News of the World Shuts Down
July 7, 2011. A phone hacking scandal forces the closure of Rupert Murdoch’s long-running News of the World. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free list...
7 Jul 202516min
Saturday Matinee: Famous & Gravy
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we put on our aprons and open our cookbooks to learn about one of the best culinary personalities in recent history: Julia Child. Link to Famous & Gravy: https://www.famou...
5 Jul 20251h 1min
Lewis Carroll Imagines Wonderland
July 4, 1862. An Oxford professor takes a boat ride and tells a fantastical story that he’ll eventually publish under his pen name, Lewis Carroll. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the sh...
4 Jul 202515min
The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655
July 3, 1988. The US Navy shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 after mistaking it for a military aircraft, killing all 290 people on board. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and mor...
3 Jul 202516min
The Assassination of President Garfield
July 2, 1881. President James A. Garfield is fatally wounded in a shooting at a Washington train station. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-produ...
2 Jul 202515min
The Battle of Gettysburg Begins
July 1, 1863. Confederate troops engage with Union troops outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, setting off one of the bloodiest and most important battles of the American Civil War. This episode origi...
1 Jul 202517min
