On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal,&n
August 22, 1962. An officer in the French Air Force leads an assassination attempt on President Char
August 21, 1911. An Italian handyman steals Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the Louvre, turning w
On today's Saturday Matinee, we explore this history of the "most trying department of houseke
August 18, 1942. During the Second World War, Allied forces depart England for an ill-fated assault
August 17, 1998. US President Bill Clinton admits to having had an inappropriate relationship with f
August 16, 1896. During the middle of an economic depression, gold is discovered in Canada's Yukon T
August 15, 1969. Over 400,000 people attend one of the most pivotal events in popular music history:
August 14, 1994. After years searching, French agents finally capture Venezuelan militant, and one o
On today's Saturday Matinee, we bring you part one of a four-part series that tells the story of how
August 11, 1965. Sparked by allegations of police brutality, racial tensions boil over in Los Angele
August 10, 1981. Authorities discover the remains of 6 year old Adam Walsh, whose high-profile disap
August 9, 1945. Three days after the first atomic bomb falls on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a se
August 8, 1988. A wave of nationwide student-led protests against Myanmar’s socialist dictator leads
August 7, 1974. Philippe Petit walks on a high wire between the newly built twin towers of the World
On today's Saturday Matinee, a picturesque paragliding flight becomes a terrifying nightmare when a
August 4, 1704. During the War of the Spanish Succession, Britain takes control of Gibraltar after S
August 3, 1492. Christopher Columbus sets out on his first voyage to what will come to be known as t
August 2, 216 BCE. The Battle of Cannae: During the Second Punic War, the Carthaginian army, led by
August 1, 1976. Austrian Formula 1 driver, Nikki Lauda, is nearly killed in a crash during the Germa
July 31, 1975. Jimmy Hoffa, one of the most influential American labor leaders of the 20th century,
