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Back to SearchSaturday Matinee: Forgotten Australia
Episode 1303
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we highlight the story of an oft forgotten Titanic hero- Australian bosun Michael Adams.
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The Television Premiere of Roots
Episode 1302
January 23, 1977. Television drama Roots focuses attention on America’s history of slavery when it debuts on ABC. This episode originally aired in 20…
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The Portuguese Royal Family Flees to Brazil
Episode 1301
January 22, 1808. After fleeing a French invasion, the Portuguese royal family sets up court in exile on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Concorde Takes Flight
Episode 1300
January 21, 1976. After a long and troubled development, the first commercial Concorde flights take off from London and Paris.
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An Inauguration to Remember
Episode 1299
January 20, 2009. After a bitter presidential contest, two campaign rivals put country over politics. This episode originally aired in 2022.
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The First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
Episode 1298
January 19, 1915. in Norfolk, England, four people are killed by German bombs during the first ever zeppelin raid of World War One. This episode orig…
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Saturday Matinee: The History Bureau
Episode 1297
On today’s Saturday Matinee, presenter Helena Merriman returns to one of the most contested- and consequential- stories in modern Russia.
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The End of the Roman Republic
Episode 1296
January 16, 27 BCE. Octavian is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. This episode originally ai…
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The Boston Molasses Disaster
Episode 1295
January 15, 1919. 21 people die in Boston, Massachusetts, when a storage tank bursts, triggering a killer wave of sticky molasses.
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The Evacuation of Guadalcanal
Episode 1294
January 14, 1943. In a turning point in World War II, the Japanese begin their retreat from the Pacific island of Guadalcanal.
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