On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal,&n
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we're thrilled to unveil our new podcast: The Real History of Dracula s
October 25, 1978. Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut, premieres in Kansas City.S
October 24, 1929. an unprecedented day of plummeting prices at the New York Stock Exchange becomes k
October 22, 1934. Federal agents track down notorious outlaw Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd and kill him
October 21, 1854. Florence Nightingale departs Britain on a mercy mission to help soldiers wounded i
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we're introduced to the real life Indiana Jones: Roy Chapman Andrews. N
October 18, 1867. The U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from R
October 16, 2017. Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia is killed when a bomb under her car deto
October 15, 1674. The Torsåker Witch Trials begin in Sweden, leading to 71 innocent people being sen
October 14, 1947. US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the
October 10, 2014. Two years after being shot by a gunman, 17-year-old education activist Malala Yous
October 9, 1967. After being captured by Special Forces in the mountains of Bolivia, the iconic Marx
October 8, 1871. A barn fire in Chicago, Illinois, sparks a conflagration that burns for more than a
October 7, 1915. During World War One, British nurse Edith Cavell is put on trial for treason for he
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear the lore behind the legendary Mississippi bluesman, Robert John
October 4, 1927. The face of Mount Rushmore is transformed to make way for a gigantic carving of fou
October 2nd, 1957. After a hot debate between filmmakers and the British military, the film The Brid
October 1, 1964. The first Shinkansen high-speed train enters service between the Japanese cities of
September 30, 1520. Suleiman the Magnificent becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and sets his sigh
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we travel back to the mid-19th Century to witness two Eastern powers ra