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Episode 1144
July 23, 1982. Three people are killed when a helicopter crashes on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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The Preparedness Day Bombing
Episode 1143
July 22, 1916. A bomb explodes during a “Preparedness Day” parade in San Francisco, killing 10 people and wounding another 40.
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Neil Armstrong Walks On the Moon
Episode 1142
July 21, 1969. American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon. This episode originally aired in 2022.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Introducing: Flesh and Code
From Wondery, comes a true story of love, loss and the temptations of technology. Can an algorithm truly replace human connection? And what happens w…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday Matinee: What Went Wrong
Episode 1141
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dig into the evolution of zombies in media- from their birth in the Caribbean amidst the horrors of the Atlantic slav…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Fire of Rome
Episode 1140
July 18, 64 AD. When the Great Fire of Rome reduces two-thirds of the city to ashes, Emperor Nero uses the catastrophe as an excuse to persecute a ne…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Russian Royal Family is Executed
Episode 1139
July 17, 1918. Following the Russian Revolution, the Romanov royal family are executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries in the basement of Ipatiev House,…
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The Trinity Nuclear Test
Episode 1138
July 16, 1945. An atomic bomb is detonated in New Mexico, marking success in the Manhattan Project. This episode originally aired in 2024.
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Nintendo’s First Multi-Game Console
Episode 1137
July 15, 1983. Nintendo hits new heights with the release of the Famicom video game console in Japan.
If you want to find out more about Nintendo’s r…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Lincoln Hospital Takeover
Episode 1136
July 14, 1970. A group of Puerto Rican activists stage an occupation demanding better health care at the Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx, New York Ci…
9 months, 3 weeks ago