Home

History Daily

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal,&n

Episodes

Total: 424

The Honno-ji Incident

2024/6/21

June 21, 1582. A Japanese warlord’s hopes of ruling the nation are brought to an end when he is betr

June 20, 1945. In a top-secret operation, the US Secretary of State approves the transfer of Nazi ro

Solidarity Day

2024/6/19

June 19, 1968. Over 50,000 people march on Washington D.C. to protest economic injustice in the clim

June 18, 1982. The body of Italian banker and convicted fraudster Roberto Calvi is discovered hangin

The Watergate Break In

2024/6/17

June 17, 1972. A break-in at the Watergate complex in Washington DC sparks the biggest political sca

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we gain a new appreciation for fine art- specifically the 1833 oil pain

June 14, 1985. TWA Flight 847 is hijacked en route from Athens to Rome.Support the show! Join&n

June 13, 1966. The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must info

June 12, 1987. President Ronald Reagan delivers his famous "Tear down this wall!" speech in front of

June 11, 1963. Protesting the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam, Buddhist monk Thich Quang

June 10, 1692. Accusations of witchcraft spark hysteria in a town in Massachusetts, leading to the e

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in

The Siege of Jerusalem

2024/6/7

June 7, 1099. after a long journey and many bloody battles, Christian crusaders from Western Europe

June 6, 1933. The first bucketful of concrete is poured in the construction of The Hoover Dam.Suppor

June 5, 1981. The Centers for Disease Control identifies five cases of a rare infection striking gay

June 4, 1783. The Montgolfier Brothers hold the first public demonstration of their new invention: t

June 3, 1989. The Chinese government calls in the military to put down a student-led pro-democracy d

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we are grabbing our popcorn to hear about the filmmaker whose iconic ca

The Tulsa Race Massacre

2024/5/31

May 31, 1921. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Black teenager is accused of assaulting a white woman, setting o

May 30, 1593. Enigmatic playwright Christopher Marlowe is stabbed to death during a bar-room brawl i