The Meter Convention
May 20, 1875. The Meter Convention is signed by 17 nations, establishing a system for standardizing measurements worldwide. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History D...
20 Mai 202515min
England Becomes a Republic
May 19, 1649. After the English Civil War, an Act of Parliament makes England a Republic. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-production of Airship...
19 Mai 202516min
Saturday Matinee: Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we batten down the hatches aboard the Princess Sophia- the doomed Canadian steamship that got caught up in a severe snowstorm and became the worst maritime disaster in the...
17 Mai 202539min
President Clinton Apologizes for the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
May 16, 1997. Bill Clinton officially apologizes for the Tuskegee Experiment, in which the US government funded research into the effects of untreated syphilis on African American men between 1932 and...
16 Mai 202516min
The Assassination of Japan's Prime Minister
May 15, 1932. The Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, is assassinated in an attempted coup d’état. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a co-produc...
15 Mai 202515min
Louis XIV Becomes King of France
May 14, 1643. A four-year-old prince ascends to the throne of France, beginning a decades-long reign that will change the country forever. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show! Join...
14 Mai 202515min
The Philadelphia MOVE Bombing
May 13, 1985. Philadelphia Police bomb MOVE, a radical Black liberation, back-to-nature organization, killing 11 people including 5 children. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening ...
13 Mai 202515min
President Jimmy Carter Visits Cuba
May 12, 2002. Jimmy Carter becomes the first current or former U.S. President to visit Cuba since 1959. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening...
12 Mai 202516min
