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Back to SearchKurt Cobain’s Body Is Found
Episode 1366
April 8, 1994. After going missing for nearly a week, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain’s body is found in his Seattle home, dead from a self-inflicted…
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
Episode 1365
April 7, 1922. The US Secretary of the Interior secretly leases out federal oil reserves in return for cash bribes.
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The Race to the North Pole
Episode 1364
April 6, 1909. Robert Peary leads an expedition to the Arctic and declares himself the first man to reach the North Pole. This episode originally air…
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Saturday Matinee: The United States Civil Rights Trail
Episode 1363
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear the story of Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers, as told through the voices and recollections of his wife and daug…
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The Pony Express
Episode 1362
April 3, 1860. The Pony Express begins when the first letter is carried from Missouri to California on horseback. This episode originally aired in 20…
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Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours Tops the Chart
Episode 1361
April 2, 1977. Fleetwood Mac’s iconic breakup album Rumours reaches number one on the Billboard 200, two months after its release.
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The Accidental Capture of Brielle
Episode 1360
April 1, 1572. A fortuitous storm allows a fleet of privateers and pirates known as the Sea Beggars to jumpstart the Dutch independence movement.
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The Introduction of the Hays Code
Episode 1359
March 31, 1930. The Hays Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in American movies.
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The Lost Language of Crete is Uncovered
Episode 1358
March 30, 1900. Clay tablets inscribed with mysterious writing are discovered at an archaeological dig on Crete, leading to a decades long internatio…
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Saturday Matinee: Real Vikings
Episode 1357
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we set sail across the North Sea into the Viking Age and hear tales of these brute Scandinavian warriors.
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