The Assassination of Sergei Kirov
December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, giving Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin the justification to purge the Communist Party of his rivals. This episode original...
1 Dec 202519min
Saturday Matinee: Rebel on Main
On today’s Saturday Matinee, unpack the controversy behind a historical bronze statue in Jessamine County, KY. Link to Rebel on Main: https://www.rebelonmain.com/ Support the show! Join Into History...
29 Nov 20251h
America’s Deadliest Nightclub Disaster
November 28, 1942. A fire at the Cocoanut Grove in Boston kills 492 people, becoming the deadliest nightclub fire ever. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for a...
28 Nov 202514min
The Genesis of the Nobel Prize
November 27, 1895. A year before his death, Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel amends his will to establish the Nobel Prize. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show! Join Into H...
27 Nov 202515min
Washington’s Thanksgiving
November 26, 1789. President George Washington hopes to unite his bickering new country with a first national Thanksgiving holiday. This episode originally aired in 2021. Support the show! Join Into H...
26 Nov 202518min
The Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters
November 25, 1960. In the Dominican Republic, three siblings are killed by soldiers acting on the orders of the country’s president. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more....
25 Nov 202514min
Darwin’s Origin of Species
November 24, 1859. Charles Darwin sparks a scientific revolution by introducing the theory of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening ...
24 Nov 202515min
Saturday Matinee: Ship History Radio
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dive deep into the tragedy that took place seventeen miles off the coast of Michigan 50 years ago- the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Link to The Ship History Radio:...
22 Nov 202531min
