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.
America’s Restaurants Meet the Michelin Man
February 23, 2005. New York City's culinary elite gather at Gotham Hall. Tuxedoed waiters pass around...
EscucharWhen America Almost Had Universal Healthcare
February 15, 1935. The American Medical Association, the AMA, is holding an emergency meeting in Chicago....
EscucharAnatomy of a Campus Heist
February 11, 2005. FBI agents bust down the door of a cinder block house near the University of Kentucky...
EscucharCould the Challenger Disaster Have Been Prevented?
January 28, 1986. It's freezing in Central Florida, a historically cold day. That's bad news for citrus...
EscucharMLK Bonus: The Civil Rights Children's Crusade
To further celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we're re-releasing our classic episode about the...
EscucharThe Hit Song that Gave Us MLK Day
January 15, 1969. It's been less than a year since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friends,...
EscucharHow to Stop an Avalanche? Blow Up a Mountain
January 15, 1939. It's finally working! After countless mechanical issues, the first operational ski...
EscucharDeclaring War on Poverty (feat. Doris Kearns Goodwin)
January 8, 1964. In his State of the Union address, Lyndon Johnson unveils his War on Poverty, an effort...
EscucharA New Year, A New Cuba
New Year's Eve, 1958. Cuba's president, Fulgencio Batista, is throwing his annual New Year's Eve party...
EscucharThe Surprising History of Christmas Gifts (HTW Classic)
Christmas Eve, 1913. For months, newspapers have been trumpeting an urgent message: Do your Christmas...
EscucharNosferatu Rises Again (feat. Robert Eggers)
**For this HTW special feature, Sally interviews director Robert Eggers about his new historically inspired...
EscucharThe President and the King
December 21st, 1970. Elvis has entered the building. And today, that building is the White House. He's...
EscucharBill W.'s Last Drink and the Birth of Alcoholics Anonymous
December 11th, 1934. Bill Wilson is on the subway, working his way through his third beer, heading to...
EscucharHow the Vietnam War Broke Our Trust in Government
December 1, 1969. Millions across America are tuned in to the same TV broadcast. They see a bland stage...
EscucharA Toxic Turkey Day
For this Thanksgiving, we're re-airing an HTW classic. This episode originally premiered November 23,...
EscucharThanksgiving Reconsidered
November 26, 1970. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival,...
EscucharNew 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...
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