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Back to SearchThe Arrest of the Murderous Dr. Crippen
Episode 1464
July 31, 1910. Following a transatlantic manhunt, Hawley Harvey Crippen is arrested in Canada for a murder he committed in London. This episode origi…
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Penguin’s First Paperbacks
Episode 1463
July 30, 1935. The first Penguin books are published, kickstarting the paperback revolution.
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Confederate Spy Belle Boyd is Captured
Episode 1462
July 29, 1862. One of the most famous Confederate spies of the American Civil War is finally arrested. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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The United States Occupies Haiti
Episode 1461
July 28, 1915. President Wilson orders U.S. Marines ashore in Haiti, beginning an almost 20-year occupation of the country.
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The Death of Vincent van Gogh
Episode 1460
July 27, 1890. Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh shoots himself in the chest, a tragic end to a complicated life that will make him one of the most impor…
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Saturday Matinee: Biography
Episode 1459
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we are transported into the life of the powerful figure who- for better or for worse- helped shape Britain in the 16th C…
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Sri Lanka’s Black July
Episode 1458
July 24, 1983. Anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka kill between 400 and 3,000 and spark a civil war.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Invasion
Episode 1457
July 23, 1745. Charles Edward Stuart, better known as “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” lands in Scotland to begin the last Jacobite Rising.
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The Preparedness Day Bombing
Episode 1456
July 22, 1916. A bomb explodes during a “Preparedness Day” parade in San Francisco, killing 10 people and wounding another 40. This episode originall…
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The Scopes Monkey Trial
Episode 1455
July 21, 1925. High school teacher John T. Scopes is convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a legal case representing the clash between the na…
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