On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal,&n
September 3, 1260. An Egyptian Mamluk army wins a pivotal battle, halting the Mongol Empire’s westwa
September 2, 1666. The Great Fire of London begins in a bakery on Pudding Lane, before quickly sprea
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we learn how Sergeant Alvin York's heroism during WWI earned him the Me
August 30, 2021. The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending the country’s longest
August 28, 1973. The end of a five-day hostage crisis that followed a bank raid in Sweden originates
August 27, 1979. At the height of Irish Troubles, the Irish Republican Army assassinates a member of
August 26, 1907. Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater in 57 seconds in San Francisco Bay, Ca
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we follow the story of King Henry II- his rise to power and how he beca
August 22, 1770. Explorer James Cook lays claim to New South Wales, Australia by raising the British
August 21, 1831. Enslaved carpenter Nat Turner launches a bloody rebellion against the slaveholders
August 20th, 480 BCE. A small group of Spartan warriors make a last stand to stop an invading army l
August 19, 1991. A group of Communist Party hardliners attempt to save the collapsing Soviet Union b
August 16, 1896. George Carmack discovers gold in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering the Klondike
August 15, 1785. Influential French clergyman Cardinal de Rohan is arrested for his role in a fraudu
August 14, 1971. An infamous psychological study into prison brutality begins at Stanford University
August 13, 1906. A shooting in Brownsville, Texas, leads to the largest dismissal in the history of
August 12, 1898. The signing of a peace pact in Washington brings an end to the fighting in the brie
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unpack one of the most consequential and highly disputed periods of
August 9, 2006. The biggest surveillance operation in British history prevents a terrorist organizat
August 8, 1988. The world is introduced to gangsta rap, when N.W.A. releases their debut album, “Str
