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1486 - Saturday Matinee: What We Did Before

On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.

1486 - Saturday Matinee: What We Did Before

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Saturday Matinee: What We Did Before

Retreat from Cold Harbor

Margaret Thatcher’s Last Election Victory

Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment

Britain Leases Hong Kong

George Orwell’s 1984 Becomes a Literary Sensation

Saturday Matinee: Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

The First Scientific Report on the AIDS Epidemic

The Ten-Cent Beer Night Riot

The Extinction of the Great Auk

Billy Bishop’s Victoria Cross

The Beatles Release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Saturday Matinee: History of the Second World War

The Arrest of an Art Forger

Jell-O’s Trademark

A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival

America’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park

The Edict of Worms

Saturday Matinee: Medal of Honor

The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion

Paris’s Bloody Week

The Meter Convention

The Invention of the Rubik’s Cube

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens

Saturday Matinee: Anthology of Heroes

The Assassination of Japan's Prime Minister

The Second Salem Witch Trial

The Escape of Robert Smalls

The End of the British General Strike

The Creation of Comedy Troupe Monty Python

Saturday Matinee: History Analyzed

The Release of The Beatles' Final Album

William of Rubruck’s Mongol Mission

The Hitler Diaries Hoax

The Battle for Castle Itter

Execution of the Carthusian Monks

Saturday Matinee: American Hysteria

Henry Ford’s Five-Day Week

The Bristol Bus Boycott

The Frank Rockslide

Billy the Kid Escapes

The Publication of Paradise Lost

Saturday Matinee: Legends of the Old West

The First Solo Voyage Around The World

The New Coke Blunder

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

The Death of the Red Baron

Baldwin III Overthrows His Mother

Saturday Matinee: European Christmas Markets Tour!

The First World Championship Fight

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