August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK

After 21 years in prison, Mayes’ wrongful conviction was overturned. He became the 100th person in the U.S. to be liberated due to advances in DNA testing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

21 Des 202011min

The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counterrevolution and Sabotage — Cheka for short — was a secret government organization, and precursor to the infamous KGB. Learn more about your...

20 Des 202016min

Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov was once the country’s leading scientist. In 1980, he was arrested and exiled to the city of Gorky, where he and his wife spent 6 years in isolation. Learn more about ...

19 Des 202013min

One of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ed Kemper, was born on this day in 1948 in Burbank, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Des 202017min

Harold Holt was out for a swim when he disappeared, never to be recovered. Officially, there was no foul play. Unofficially, conspiracy theories swirled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

17 Des 202011min

In one of the country’s first instances of peaceful public protest, 100 American colonists dumped 45 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden, host of the Parcast series Medical...

16 Des 202014min

A single-engine plane carrying popular bandleader and U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared over the English Channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Des 202012min

President Vladimir Putin pardoned Pope, a former U.S. naval-intelligence officer, after he’d been convicted of espionage in Moscow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Des 202014min