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America’s Deadliest Nightclub Disaster

Episode 1254

November 28, 1942. A fire at the Cocoanut Grove in Boston kills 492 people, becoming the deadliest nightclub fire ever. This episode originally aired…

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The Genesis of the Nobel Prize

Episode 1253

November 27, 1895. A year before his death, Swedish chemist and inventor Alfred Nobel amends his will to establish the Nobel Prize. This episode orig…

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Washington’s Thanksgiving

Episode 1252

November 26, 1789. President George Washington hopes to unite his bickering new country with a first national Thanksgiving holiday. This episode orig…

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The Assassination of the Mirabal Sisters

Episode 1251

November 25, 1960. In the Dominican Republic, three siblings are killed by soldiers acting on the orders of the country’s president.

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Darwin’s Origin of Species

Episode 1250

November 24, 1859. Charles Darwin sparks a scientific revolution by introducing the theory of evolution in his book On the Origin of Species.

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Saturday Matinee: Ship History Radio

Episode 1249

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dive deep into the tragedy that took place seventeen miles off the coast of Michigan 50 years ago- the sinking of the…

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Judas Maccabeus Recaptures Jerusalem

Episode 1248

November 21, 164 BCE. Judas Maccabeus recaptures Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and rededicates the Second Temple, since commemorated in the J…

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The Real-Life Moby Dick

Episode 1247

November 20, 1820. Two thousand miles off the coast of South America, an American whaling ship is sunk by an enormous sperm whale.

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Pelé's 1,000th Career Goal

Episode 1246

November 19, 1969. Legendary soccer player Pelé scores the 1,000th goal of his career.

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Introducing Mickey Mouse

Episode 1245

November 18, 1928. Mickey Mouse makes his big screen debut in Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie. This episode originally aired in 2024.

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