June 20, 2019: Marion Wilson Jr. Executed
On this day in 2019, 42-year-old Marion Wilson Jr. was executed by lethal injection. He was the 1500th person to be executed in the United States since the return of the death penalty in 1976. Learn m...
20 Jun 202014min
June 19, 1903: Mussolini Arrested
On this day in 1903, one of the most infamous Italians in history, Benito Mussolini, was arrested—for neither the first, nor the last time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
19 Jun 202014min
June 18, 1984: Battle of Orgreave
On this day in 1984, a miner’s union strike in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, devolved into a bloody clash with local policemen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Jun 202012min
June 17, 1939: Wiedmann to the Guillotine
On this day in 1939, kidnapper and serial murderer Eugen Wiedmann was sent to the guillotine in Versailles, France... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Jun 202013min
June 16, 1944: George Stinney Executed
On this day in 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest American to be executed in the 20th century. But he may have been killed for a crime he didn’t even commit… Learn more about your a...
16 Jun 202012min
June 15, 1648: Margaret Jones Executed
On this day in 1648, midwife and medicine woman Margaret Jones was executed for witchcraft in Boston. She was the first woman killed for the crime in Massachusetts Bay Colony, pre-dating the infamous ...
15 Jun 202014min
June 14, 1940: First Transport to Auschwitz
On this day in 1940, a group of 728 Polish prisoners were forced on a train from Tarnów to Auschwitz. Less than half survived. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Jun 202014min
June 13, 1977: Murder of Robin Elam
On this day in 1977, 26-year-old Sister Roberta “Robin” Elam was raped and brutally murdered on the grounds of her own convent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Jun 202014min
