Pan Am Flight 103 Bombed - Dec. 21, 1988
A bomb exploded aboard Pan Am Flight 103 on this day in 1988. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21 Dec 20184min
South Carolina Seceded - Dec. 20, 1860
South Carolina seceded from the Union on this day in 1860. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20 Dec 20185min
"A Christmas Carol" Published - Dec. 19, 1843
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was published for the first time on this day in 1843. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 Dec 20184min
Piltdown Man's "Discovery" Announced - Dec. 18, 1912
The "discovery" of the Piltdown Man was announced on this day in 1912. There's more to the story in the December 26, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18 Dec 20185min
Saturnalia - Dec. 17
The observance of Saturnalia begins on December 17, although we don't know precisely which year the first Saturnalia was observed. There's more detail in the December 23, 2009 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 Dec 20184min
Boston Tea Party - Dec. 16, 1773
American colonists in Boston protested British rule with the Boston Tea Party incident on this day in 1773. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Dec 20185min
Sitting Bull Killed - Dec. 15, 1890
Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader and seminal Native American figure, was killed at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on this day in 1890. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15 Dec 20184min
Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole - Dec. 14, 1911
Roald Amundsen and his expedition became the first people to reach the South Pole, beating Robert Falcon Scott's expedition, on this day in 1911. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Dec 20184min
