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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.

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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. 

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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…

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Saturday Matinee: American History Tellers

Episode 1135

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we examine the Scopes Monkey Trial- the 1925 legal case that put a spotlight on the controversy of teaching evolution in…

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Yagan: The Death of a Freedom Fighter

Episode 1134

July 11, 1833. Australian Aboriginal warrior, Yagan, is murdered by colonists, after leading a war of resistance against the British settlers.This ep…

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Telstar Reaches Orbit

Episode 1133

July 10, 1962. The world’s first active communications satellite is launched into space.

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The First Wimbledon Tennis Tournament

Episode 1132

July 9, 1877. Spectators gather at the All England Club for the first Wimbledon Championship, marking the beginning of an annual sporting tradition.

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Con Man Soapy Smith is Shot Dead

Episode 1131

July 8, 1898. Notorious confidence man Jefferson “Soapy” Smith is killed in a gunfight with a vigilante in the Alaskan boomtown of Skagway. This epis…

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News of the World Shuts Down

Episode 1130

July 7, 2011. A phone hacking scandal forces the closure of Rupert Murdoch’s long-running News of the World. This episode originally aired in 2023.

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