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.
Reflecting 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...
EscucharJohn Muir’s Quest to Save the Great Outdoors
July 19, 1869. Naturalist John Muir watches the sun rise over the Sierra Nevada mountains. He’ll write...
EscucharThe USS Indianapolis’ Secret Mission Turns into Tragedy
July 16, 1945. It’s the summer of 1945 and World War II is underway. The USS Indianapolis has just...
EscucharChasing Utopia
July 8, 1843. Amidst the rolling hills of rural Massachusetts, a group of Transcendentalists come together...
EscucharThe Tupperware Queen
July 2, 1957. At the annual Tupperware jubilee in Florida, company VP Brownie Wise is admiring her handiwork....
EscucharTwo Fathers, One Fight (Replay)
June 21, 1998. Father's Day. At the Church of the Atonement in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Jon and Michael...
EscucharMa Rainey's Mic Drop
June 12, 1928. The great Blues singer Ma Rainey steps up to the microphone at a studio in Chicago. She’s...
EscucharWondery & Bloomberg Present - Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged...
EscucharMary Shelley Brings Frankenstein to Life
June 10, 1816. A storm settles over Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Stuck inside a romantic villa, five writers...
EscucharFDR Tries to Pack the Court
June 1, 1936. The Supreme Court hands down its last decision of the term. The justices have dealt blow...
EscucharBonnie and Clyde’s Final Ride
May 23, 1934. On a muggy Louisiana morning, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow speed toward the Texas border....
EscucharA Teenage Girl Saves France
May 16, 1920. Tens of thousands of people surround St. Peter’s Basilica to honor Joan of Arc, a French...
EscucharThe Spy Who Fooled the FBI
May 10, 2002. Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life in prison without parole. His crime?...
EscucharBonus: The Coronation of King Charles III (feat. Katie Nicholl)
May 6, 2023. For the first time in 70 years, Great Britain will crown a new monarch. King Charles III...
EscucharThe World’s First Budget Airline Takes Off
May 6, 1949. On the runway at Lindbergh Field in San Diego, a scrappy upstart called Pacific Southwest...
EscucharA Concubine Rises to Rule China
April 27, 1856. In Beijing’s Forbidden City, one of the emperor’s consorts, a woman named Cixi,...
EscucharThe Civil Rights Children’s Crusade
April 20, 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walks out of Alabama’s Birmingham Jail after being held...
EscucharPing Pong Diplomacy
April 10, 1971. A team of ping pong players leaves Hong Kong to step across a border and become the...
Escuchar148 Tornadoes in 18 Hours (Classic)
April 3, 1974. Across America, many people wake up this morning thinking it will be a normal day....
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