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Saturday Matinee: D-Day: The Tide Turns

Episode 1105

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we acknowledge the 81st anniversary of D-Day with a story of the espionage that kept the entire operation secret, kept H…

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The First Concrete is Poured at the Hoover Dam

Episode 1104

June 6, 1933. The first bucketful of concrete is poured in the construction of The Hoover Dam. This episode originally aired in 2024.


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The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

Episode 1103

June 5, 1968. Senator Robert F Kennedy is assassinated a few months into his controversial bid for president, changing the course of American politic…

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The Hot-Air Balloon’s First Flight

Episode 1102

June 4, 1783. The Montgolfier Brothers hold the first public demonstration of their new invention: the hot-air balloon.


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The Extinction of the Great Auk

Episode 1101

June 3, 1844. After becoming collector’s items for being a rare species, the last pair of great auks is killed by fishermen.


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The Killing of Benno Ohnesorg

Episode 1100

June 2, 1967. Benno Ohnesorg, a West German student, is killed by a police officer while attending a protest in West Berlin.


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Saturday Matinee: Dressed

Episode 1099

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unspool the history of childrenswear in the 16th-19th centuries to learn how safety features first started to be deve…

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Joan of Arc is Burned at the Stake

Episode 1098

May 30, 1431. In the Hundred Years’ War, 19-year-old military leader Joan of Arc is burned at the stake following a trial by an English-backed tribun…

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The Arrest of an Art Forger

Episode 1097

May 29, 1945. Dutch authorities arrest art dealer Han Van Meegeren for selling priceless paintings to the Nazis, not knowing that his collection is a…

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The Birth of the Miracle Quintuplets

Episode 1096

May 28, 1934. The Dionne quintuplets are born. The identical sisters are the first quintuplets to survive infancy, but the girls will face a childhoo…

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