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January 2 – The Moon Miss: When Luna 1 Blew Past Its Target and Kept Going
On January 2, 1959, the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 launched toward the Moon — and missed it entirely, drifting off into deep space and becoming the fir…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
January 1 – The Birth of Frankenstein: How a New Year’s Novel Changed Everything
On January 1, 1818, a mysterious anonymous novel quietly entered the world — and changed history forever. In today’s episode of The Strange History P…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Year America Opened the Door — Ellis Island, January 1, 1892
In this powerful New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the quiet but world-changing opening of Ellis Island on January 1…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Year Everyone Thought the World Would End — January 1, 1000
In this eerie and surprisingly funny New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the widespread fear that the world would end …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Latvia’s Hidden Man: The Astonishing 50-Year Forest Survival of Jānis Pīnups
Discover the unbelievable true story of Jānis Pīnups, the Latvian man who disappeared into the forest in 1944 to avoid Soviet conscription and remain…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The Day Miami Froze — The Orange Bowl Blizzard of 1961
In this bizarre New Year episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy explores the unbelievable day it snowed in Miami during the Orange Bowl of …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The New Year London Froze Solid (1962–63)
In this chilling episode of The Strange History Podcast, host Amy dives into the Great Freeze of 1962–63 — the brutal New Year winter that brought Lo…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Norway’s One-Legged Escape Hero: The Astonishing True Story of Jan Baalsrud’s WWII Survival
Explore the unbelievable true story of Jan Baalsrud, the Norwegian resistance fighter who survived a failed WWII mission, escaped Nazi capture, endur…
8 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 25 - The Night of the Radishes: Mexico’s Strangest Christmas Art Festival
Radishes… but make them art. Amy uncovers how a vegetable market prank became a nationally celebrated Christmas competition drawing thousands every y…
8 months ago
The 25 Strangest days of Christmas Day 24 - Silent Night, Haunted Night: Norway’s Christmas Ghost Beliefs
In Norway, Christmas Eve belongs to the living — and the dead. Amy explores ancestral reverence, graveyard traditions, and why some still leave food …
8 months ago