HISTORY This Week
This week, something momentous happened. Whether or not it made the textbooks, it most certainly made history. Join HISTORY This Week as we turn back the clock to meet the people, visit the places and witness the moments that led us to where we are today.
New York Takes Out the Trash
November 18th, 2022. New York City is at war... with rats. And today, Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce...
EscucharAlexander the Great Finds His Destiny
November 14th, 332 BCE. Alexander the Great has conquered an unprecedented amount of territory in a...
EscucharJapan’s First MLB Player Gets Pulled from the Game
November 4, 2009. It's Game 6 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia...
EscucharBreaking the Mars Curse
Oct 27, 1972. The planet Mars has many victims. Specifically, spacecraft. There have been so many failed...
EscucharThe Last Regular Day in Pompeii
October 24th, 79. Pompeii is one of the crown jewels of the Roman Empire, a bustling city that serves...
EscucharPresenting Gone South Season 4
Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and...
EscucharCats Go From Pest to Pet
October 18, 1887. At the Crystal Palace in London, hundreds of cats are ready to be judged. This is...
EscucharIt's Saturday Night!
October 11, 1975. In Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City, Lorne Michaels and his cast...
EscucharAn American Mutiny in WWII
October 9th, 1944. In California, 50 U.S. sailors are on trial for the Navy’s most serious crime,...
EscucharThe Real Red Dead Redemption
October 5th, 1871. In what some call the wildest town in the Wild West, bad blood has been building...
EscucharCleveland Balloonfest '86
September 27th, 1986. Just before sunrise in Cleveland’s Public Square, the city center is abuzz with...
EscucharSEASON PREMIERE: Nixon Does Whatever It Takes to Win in ’68
September 16, 1968. Richard Nixon isn't exactly seen as a comedian. But tonight, he's trying to change...
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HISTORY This week is about to return! We'll be back with new episodes this Monday, September 16th. In...
Escuchar9/11: Rescue on the Water (Replay)
HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th! In the meantime, listen to a favorite...
EscucharLove, Betrayal, and the Battle for Rome (Replay)
HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th! In the meantime, listen to a favorite...
EscucharThe Deadly Puzzle of Yellow Fever (Replay)
HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th! In the meantime, listen to a favorite...
EscucharThe Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa (Replay)
HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes starting September 16th. In the meantime, listen to a favorite...
EscucharHistory This Week is coming back!
After a long, long wait, we are very happy to be bringing HISTORY This Week back to our listeners around...
EscucharReflecting on History
August 14, 2023. The HTW team is ready to talk. In a special episode that wraps up Season 4, Sally asks...
EscucharHistory’s Undelivered Speeches
August 8, 1974. President Richard Nixon sits in the Oval Office, addressing the American people. He...
EscucharSpecial Announcement
We’ll be back next week with a regular episode, but please listen to this for an important HTW update!...
EscucharThe Donner Party Turns Deadly
August 4, 1846. A few months into their journey from Illinois to California, a group of pioneers finds...
EscucharDestroyer of Worlds (Replay)
July 16, 1945. It happened within a millionth of a second. In the New Mexico desert in the early morning...
EscucharBarbie for President!
July 29th, 1992. The Baltimore Sun runs a feature about a surprise candidate in the upcoming presidential...
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