This Day in History
This Day in History is a daily podcast from The HISTORY Channel that highlights a significant historical event that occurred on that day in past years. Each episode provides a concise and engaging look at a moment from history, making it easy to learn something new every day. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, from politics and war to culture and science.
Episodes
History Today - Oct. 24
In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive.
In 1945, the United Nations was formally established.
In 2003, the Concorde made its final flight.
In 1962, the Manchurian Candidate debuted in theaters.
In 1884, it was the first inter-league championship played in professional baseball. It would not be known as the World Series until 1903.
History Today - Oct. 23
In 42 B.C., Octavian and Marc Antony defeated Brutus in the Second Battle of Philippi, avenging the assassination of Julius Caesar 2.5 years prior.
In 1983, the military barracks housing US Marines and French Paratroopers in Beirut were bombed.
In 1850, suffragettes held the National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Mass.
In 2015, Adele released her single, 'Hello.'
In 1993, Toronto'
History Today - Oct. 22
In 1910, American physician Hawley Harvey Crippen was found guilty in the murder of his wife Cora.
In 1791, André-Jacques Garnerin became the first parachutist in history.
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Highway Beautification Act into law.
In 2012, Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life.
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History Today - Oct. 21
In 1966, a landslide of coal waste crashed into the Welsh village of Aberfan.
In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded when a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin discharged during rehearsal for a scene in the movie 'Rust.'
In 1797, the USS Constitution, aka 'Old Ironsides,' was launched into Boston Harbor.
In 1976, Julius Erving became a Philadelphia 76
History Today - Oct. 20
In 1977, the plane carrying the band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in Mississippi, killing six including lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.
In 2011, Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi was captured and killed by rebel forces.
In 1973, the Sydney Opera House opened.
In 1962, Bobby Pickett's 'Monster Mash' hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1968, high jumper Dick Fosbury won the gold medal and set a new O
History Today - Oct. 19
In 1864, twenty Confederate soldiers raided the village of St. Albans, Vermont, robbing three banks in the process.
In 1781, surrendered his 8,000 British soldiers at Yorktown, Virginia, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution.
In 1987, 'Black Monday' rocked the financial markets.
In 2025, four thieves broke into the Louvre in a daring daylight jewel heist.
In 1972, the firs
History Today - Oct. 18
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History Today - Oct. 17
In 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered 5000 British and Hessian troops in a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
In 1974, Gerald Ford addressed congress as to why he decided to pardon Richard Nixon instead of allow congress to prosecute him.
In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake hit San Francisco.
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History Today - Oct. 16
In 1968, US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists in the air in protest of mistreatment of African American people in the US.
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, VA.
In 1793, Marie Antoinette was executed in France.
1961, country singer Patsy Cline released 'Crazy', a song written by Willie Nelson.
In 2024, Liam Pay
History Today - Oct. 15
In 1917, Mata Hari was executed by firing squad after being convicted for espionage.
In 1928, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight when it landed in Lakehurst, NJ.
In 70 BCE, Roman poet Virgil was born.
In 1973, Dolly Parton released 'Jolene.'
In 2014, U2 frontman Bono apologized for adding the bands' 'Songs of Innocence’ album to the libraries of all iTunes users aro
History Today - Oct. 14
In 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between King Harold and the William the Duke of Normandy.
In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began after an American spy plane found evidence of Soviet nuclear missiles just 90 miles off the US coast.
In 1892, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” written by Arthur Conan Doyle, was published.
In 1926, ‘Winnie the Pooh’ written by A.A. Milne was publishe
History Today - Oct. 13
In 1972, a plane carrying an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. 14 managed to survive for two months.
In 1917, tens of thousands witnessed the 'Miracle of the Sun' in Fatima, Portugal.
In 2010, 33 Chilean miners were rescued.
In 1792, the cornerstone was laid for the White House.
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History Today - Oct. 12
In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew spotted land in the 'New World.'
In 2000, the USS Cole was attacked while in port in Yemen by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers.
In 1945, Private First Class Desmond T. Doss became the first conscientious objector to win the Medal of Honor.
In 1810, the annual tradition of Oktoberfest began in Munich, Germany.
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History Today - Oct. 11
In 2005, the final floodwater from Hurricane Katrina was pumped out of New Orleans.
In 1991, former Clarence Thomas staffer Anita Hill testified in front of congress during the confirmation hearings to seat Thomas as a Supreme Court Justice.
In 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted.
In 1971, John Lennon's song, 'Imagine' was released.
In 1975, Bruce Springsteen's song 'Born to Run' became his
History Today - Oct. 10
In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising began leading to the end of 4000 years of dynastic rule in China.
In 1780, 22,000 people died in Barbados, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Sint Eustatius when a hurricane blew through.
In 1767, the Mason-Dixon line was drawn.
In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1973, U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned.
In 2004, “Superman” actor
History Today - Oct. 9
In 2005, 13-year old Malala Yousafzai and two other girls were shot by a Taliban gunman.
In 1936, the Hoover Dam opened, providing hydroelectric power to cities in Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada.
In 1974, German businessman Oskar Schindler died at the age of 66.
In 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox 10-6 to win the World Series. It would come to light a year later
History Today - Oct. 8
In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire started in the O'Leary barn with their cow Daisy blamed for starting it.
In 1945, Raytheon filed for a patent for the microwave oven.
In 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed an estimated 90,000 in the Kashmir region of Northern Pakistan.
In 1956, New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series game.
In 2000, Michael Schumacher won
History Today - Oct. 7
In 2023, the Hamas-Israel War began when Hamas militants launched an early morning attack.
In 1985, the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by four Palestinian militants.
In 1780, a group of American militiamen defeated the British and a group of loyalists in the Battle of Kings Mountain.
In 1916, Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in his
History Today - Oct. 6
In 891, Formosus was elected Pope.
In 1866, the Reno brothers and their gang pulled off a 'first of its kind' train robbery.
In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
In 1949, Nuclear engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson was born.
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History Today - Oct. 5
In 1813, William Henry Harrison defeated the combined forces of British and Native American forces in the 'Battle of the Thames.'
In 1974, adventurer David Kunst finished his around the world journey on foot.
In 1990, the movie Henry & June opened in theaters as the first film with an NC-17 rating.
In 1969, Monty Python debuted on the BBC.
In 1919, Enzo Ferrari made his debut as a race
History Today - Oct. 4
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar went into effect.
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik.
In 1927, Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of four presidents into the side of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest.
In 1970, singer Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose.
In 1955, the underdog Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees to win the Worl
History Today - Oct. 3
In 1995, the eight-month long OJ Simpson trial ended with his acquittal.
In 1990, East and West Germany reunified.
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln decreed the last Thursday of November would be a holiday called Thanksgiving.
In 1955, the Guinness Book of World Records was published for the first time
In 1951, New York Giant Bobby Thomson hit a three-run home run to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to advan
History Today - Oct. 2
In 1836, the HMS Beagle returned to England with naturalist Charles Darwin on board.
In 1944, the Warsaw Uprising ended, with the surrender of the surviving Polish resistance fighters to German forces.
In 1965, Gatorade was used for the first time in a game. The Florida Gators beat LSU 14-7.
In 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as America’s first African American Supreme Court justice.
History Today - Oct. 1
In 1553, Mary I became the first queen to ascend to the throne as ruler of England.
In 1908, Ford’s first Model T rolled off the line in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1962, Johnny Carson took over as host of The Tonight Show.
In 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn-in as president of Mexico
In sports, in 1932, it was Babe Ruth’s called shot during game three of the World Series against Chicago.
In 1961
History Today - Sept. 30
In 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed, acquiescing to Adolf Hitler’s demands to annex the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson spoke to congress supporting women’s suffrage.
In 1955, actor James Dean died in a car accident in California.
In 2005, a Danish newspaper printed a series of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, provoking violent prot
History Today - Sept. 29
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This Day in History - September 28, 2026
A decisive Revolutionary War battle began on this day in 1781.
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This Day in History - September 27, 2026
The writings on the Rosetta Stone were revealed on this day in 1822.
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This Day in History - September 26, 2026
A beloved sitcom premiered on this day in 1969.
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This Day in History - September 25, 2026
The IRA finally laid down its arms on this day in 2005.
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This Day in History - September 24, 2026
A controversial trial opened on this day in 1969.
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This Day in History - September 23, 2026
An American outlaw was arrested for the first time on this day in 1875.
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This Day in History - September 22, 2026
A president survived a second assassination attempt on this day in 1975.
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This Day in History - September 21, 2026
JFK Jr. said “I do” on this day in 1996.
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This Day in History - September 20, 2026
Chester Arthur was sworn in as U.S. president on this day in 1881.
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This Day in History - September 19, 2026
This country granted women the right to vote on this day in 1893.
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This Day in History - September 18, 2026
A prolific musician died at age 27 on this day in 1970.
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This Day in History - September 17, 2026
The first Black Miss America was crowned on this day in 1983.
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This Day in History - September 16, 2026
A famous automotive company was created on this day in 1908.
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This Day in History - September 15, 2026
Greenpeace was born on this day in 1971.
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This Day in History - September 14, 2026
The world mourned a beloved princess on this day in 1982.
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This Day in History - September 13, 2026
A cosmetic empire was created.
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This Day in History - September 12, 2026
A future president and first lady married on this day in 1953.
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This Day in History - September 11, 2026
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
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This Day in History - September 10, 2026
A famous painting was returned to its country on this day in 1981.
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This Day in History - September 9, 2026
A sitting president welcomed a child on this day in 1893.
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This Day in History - September 8, 2026
Althea Gibson made tennis history on this day in 1957.
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This Day in History - September 7, 2026
An influential rock ‘n’ roller would have turned 90 today.
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This Day in History - September 6, 2026
Two and a half billion people tuned in to watch Princess Diana's funeral on this day in 1997.
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This Day in History - September 5, 2026
AIDS activists made quite a statement on this day in 1991.
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This Day in History - September 4, 2026
The modern roll-film camera was patented on this day in 1888.
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This Day in History - September 3, 2026
The Stars and Stripes is said to have flown in battle for the first time on this day in 1777.
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This Day in History - September 2, 2026
The ATM debuted in America on this day in 1969.
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This Day in History - September 1, 2026
The first Japanese player made his MLB debut on this day in 1964.
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This Day in History - August 31, 2026
Thomas Edison received a patent for an early movie camera on this day in 1897.
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This Day in History - August 30, 2026
Guion S. Bluford became the first African American to travel into space on this day in 1983.
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This Day in History - August 29, 2026
A legendary actress died on her birthday on this day in 1982.
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This Day in History - August 28, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the March on Washington on this day in 1963.
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This Day in History - August 27, 2026
A powerful volcano erupted on this day in 1883.
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This Day in History - August 26, 2026
The so-called “preppy murder” stunned New York City on this day in 1986.
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This Day in History - August 25, 2026
The first known person to swim the English Channel ended the journey on this day in 1875.
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This Day in History - August 24, 2026
John Lennon’s killer was sentenced on this day in 1981.
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This Day in History - August 23, 2026
Pete Rose was booted from baseball on this day in 1989.
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This Day in History - August 22, 2026
The first balloon bombs were launched on this day in 1849.
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This Day in History - August 21, 2026
A historic series of debates began on this day in 1858.
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This Day in History - August 20, 2026
A blazingly fast telegram was sent on this day in 1911.
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This Day in History - August 19, 2026
Living animals were launched into space on this day in 1960.
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This Day in History - August 18, 2026
Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment on this day in 1920.
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This Day in History - August 17, 2026
An outlaw killed his first victim on this day in 1877.
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This Day in History - August 16, 2026
A newsstand staple debuted on this day in 1954.
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This Day in History - August 15, 2026
One of Shakespeare’s muses was killed on this day in 1057.
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This Day in History - August 14, 2026
A cult movie classic premiered on this day in 1975.
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This Day in History - August 13, 2026
Henry Ford introduced a unique car on this day in 1941.
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This Day in History - August 12, 2026
Armistice ended a war on this day in 1898.
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This Day in History - August 11, 2026
One of America’s most beloved comedians died on this day in 2014.
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This Day in History - August 10, 2026
The country’s first PG-13 movie hit theaters on this day in 1984.
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This Day in History - August 9, 2026
The U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on this day in 1945.
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This Day in History - August 8, 2026
General Robert E. Lee offered his resignation on this day in 1863.
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This Day in History - August 7, 2026
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Refugee Relief Act on this day in 1953.
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This Day in History - August 6, 2026
Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel on this day in 1926.
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