December 21, 2001: Larry Mayes Freed
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 Dec 202011min
December 20, 1917: Cheka Secret Police Founded
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 Dec 202016min
December 19, 1986: Andrei Sakharov Released from Exile
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 Dec 202013min
December 18, 1948: Edmund Kemper Is Born
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 Dec 202017min
December 17, 1967: Australian Prime Minister Swept Out to Sea
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 Dec 202011min
December 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party
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 Dec 202014min
December 15, 1944: Glenn Miller Disappears
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 Dec 202012min
December 14, 2000: Edmond Pope Released from Russian Prison
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 Dec 202014min
