The Battle for the Fifteenth Amendment

December 20, 1860. South Carolina becomes the first US state to secede from the Union, precipitating the American Civil War. This episode originally aired in 2021. Support the show! Join Into History ...

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December 19, 1843. Readers are introduced to grumpy miser Ebenezer Scrooge with the publication of Charles Dickens’ most famous festive tale. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening ...

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December 18, 1972. President Richard Nixon launches the “Christmas Bombing,” the last major offensive of the war on Vietnam. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History ...

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December 17, 1398. The mighty nomadic warlord Timur captures and sacks the Indian city of Delhi, causing the deaths of 100,000 people. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and mor...

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December 16, 1905. Rugby Union’s "Match of the Century" is played between Wales and the undefeated New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show! Join Into ...

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On today’s Saturday Matinee, we attempt to untangle the real cause of the explosion at the Idaho Falls nuclear power reactor in 1961. Link to REDACTED: http://wondery.fm/REDACTED Support the show! J...

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December 13, 1972. Astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin their third moonwalk, the last time a human being sets foot on another world’s surface. Support the show! Join Into History for ad...

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December 12, 1936. During the Chinese Civil War, Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek is kidnapped by two of his generals, sparking a political reckoning and uniting the Chinese against a common enemy: ...

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