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Episode 1218
October 17, 1806. Former leader of the Haitian Revolution Jean-Jacques Dessalines, now Emperor Jacques I of Haiti, is assassinated after an oppressiv…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Assassination of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Episode 1217
October 16, 2017. Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia is killed when a bomb under her car detonates. This episode originally aired in 2024.
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Charlie Chaplin Premieres The Great Dictator
Episode 1216
October 15, 1940. Charlie Chaplin premieres The Great Dictator in New York City, a satirical film that mocks Adolf Hitler and becomes the comedian’s …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Battle of Old Byland
Episode 1215
October 14, 1322. During the first war of Scottish independence, the Scots win a decisive victory over the English at the Battle of Old Byland. This …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Miracle of the Andes
Episode 1214
October 13, 1972. An airplane carrying members of a rugby team crashes in the Andes mountains on a routine flight from Uruguay to Chile; survivors fi…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Saturday Matinee: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Episode 1213
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unspool our red string and head to the corkboard to attempt to make sense of the convoluted conspiracy surrounding th…
9 months ago
Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize
Episode 1212
October 10, 2014. Two years after being shot by a gunman, 17-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize. This episode or…
9 months ago
The Vajont Dam Disaster
Episode 1211
October 9, 1963. A long-predicted landslide in northern Italy triggers a tsunami-like wave to spill over the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000 people an…
9 months ago
Chicago’s Days of Rage
Episode 1210
October 8, 1969. The streets of Chicago are turned into a battleground as extreme left-wing student group the Weathermen begins a series of violent p…
9 months ago
The Battle of Lepanto
Episode 1209
October 7, 1571. The Ottoman Empire and the Holy League face off in the last great naval battle before the Age of Sail.
9 months ago