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Episode 1258
December 3, 1854. The Battle of the Eureka Stockade in Victoria, Australia results in dozens of deaths—and gives birth to democracy Down Under.
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The Start of the Cuban Revolution
Episode 1257
December 2, 1956. Communist revolutionary Fidel Castro launches the Cuban Revolution. This episode originally aired in 2021.
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The Assassination of Sergei Kirov
Episode 1256
December 1, 1934. Leningrad mayor Sergei Kirov is assassinated by a lone gunman, giving Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin the justification to purge the C…
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Saturday Matinee: Rebel on Main
Episode 1255
On today’s Saturday Matinee, unpack the controversy behind a historical bronze statue in Jessamine County, KY.
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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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