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History Happened Today — 163 episodes

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July 5: America's First Morning

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July 4: The Day America Changed the World

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July 3: The Day America Edited the Declaration

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July 2: The Day America Really Became Independent

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July 1: The Debate That Created America

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June 30: The Bridge That Connected the Grand Canyon

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June 29: Crossing a Continent Without Changing Trains

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June 28: Muhammad Ali's Greatest Comeback

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June 27: The War Congress Never Declared

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June 26: The Day a Horse Raced a Car

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June 25: Custer's Last Stand

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June 24: The Pilot Who Dropped Candy Instead of Bombs

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June 23: The Horse That Flew

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June 22: The Day America Chased a Shadow

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June 21: The Scientist Who Challenged the Universe

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June 20: The First Photograph from Space

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June 19: The Woman Who Went Over Niagara Falls

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June 18: The Invention That Was Supposed to Fail

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June 17: The Day Lady Liberty Arrived

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une 16: The Horse That Ran Away From History

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June 15: The Man Who Refused to Die at Sea

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June 14: The Teenager Who Created Flag Day

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June 13: The Man Who Was Struck by Lightning Seven Times

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June 12: Flying Over the Top of the World

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June 11: The Man Trapped Underground

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June 10: The Accident That Changed Modern Life

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June 9: The Day Sound Stopped Disappearing

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June 8: Theodore Roosevelt's White House Swimming Pool

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June 7: America's First Spelling Bee Champion

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June 6: The Longest Day

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June 5: The Night America Lost Robert Kennedy

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June 4: The Sledgehammer That Helped Launch an Industry

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June 3: The Man With a Window Into His Stomach

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June 2: The Men Who Went to War in Canoes

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June 1: The Spy Plane That Got Caught

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May 31: The Survival Story at the Edge of the World

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May 30: The Writer Who Terrified a Kingdom

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May 29: The First Climbers on Top of the World

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May 28: The Gangster Who Escaped With a Fake Gun

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May 27: The Decision That Prevented Disaster

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May 26: The Birth of Vaccination

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May 22: Trapped in the Andes

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May 21: The Prison Break No One Can Explain

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May 20: The First American in Space

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May 19: The Ship Crushed by Ice

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May 18: The Mountain That Exploded Sideways

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May 17: The Court Decision That Changed America

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May 16: The Voice That Fooled America

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May 15: The Giant Machine That Started the Digital Age

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May 14: The Birth of Israel

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May 13: The Vision at Fátima

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May 12: Deep Blue vs. Kasparov

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May 11: The Longest Captivity

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May 10: When America Was Stitched Together

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May 9: The Lost Goat That Changed History

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May 8: The Day the War Ended… Almost

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May 7: The Lusitania Disaster

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May 6: The Day the Sky Caught Fire

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May 5: The Invention of Roller Skates

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May 4: The Siege the World Watched

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May 3: The Idea That Made Wireless Possible

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May 2: The Day Congress Turned Violent

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May 1: When Workers Took Back Their Time

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April 30: The Man Who Thought He Escaped

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April 29: The Day It Rained Meat

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April 28: The Mutiny and the 3,600-Mile Survival

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April 27: The Day a Prison Break Came From the Sky

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April 26: The Explosion You Couldn’t See

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April 25: The Polio Pioneers

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April 24: The Missing Nuclear Bomb

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April 17: The Coin the Government Tried to Destroy

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April 16: The First Voice Ever Recorded

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April 15: The Night the Titanic Went Down

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April 14: The Night Lincoln Was Shot

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April 10: When the World Feared Poison From the Sky

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April 9: The First Long-Distance Phone Call

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April 8: The “Got Milk?” Revolution

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April 7: The Day France Tried to Fix Everything

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April 6: The Day America Entered World War I

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April 3: The Rival Who Helped Jesse Owens Win

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April 2: The Birth of Morse Code

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April 1: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax

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March 31: The Tower Paris Almost Rejected

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March 27: The President’s Alligator

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March 26: The Accident That Created Corn Flakes

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March 25: The Triangle Factory Tragedy

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March 24: When One Mistake Covered Alaska in Oil

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March 23: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”

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March 20: The Man Who Shot a “Ghost”

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March 19: When the Pope Went to War With Pirates

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March 18: When the Mona Lisa Came to America

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March 17: The Radioactive Tuna Scare

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March 16: The Nickel That Exposed a Spy Ring

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March 13: The Day a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial

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March 12: The Day Soldiers Marched a Bridge Apart

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March 11: The 60-Second Art Heist

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March 10: The Day London Drowned in Beer

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March 9: The Day Lawn Darts Were Banned

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March 6: The Day America Dropped Nukes on Spain

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March 5: When Texas Was Attacked by Intoxicated Birds

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March 4: The War Over a Bucket

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March 3: The Deadliest Theater Fire in U.S. History

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March 2: The Only Arrest of a Sitting U.S. President

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February 27: The Fire That Changed Germany

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February 26: The First Jazz Record

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February 25: The Battle of Los Angeles

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February 24: When the Wild West Became a Show

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February 23: The Thirteen Days That Changed Texas

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February 20: The Day World War III Was a Mistake

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February 19: When Cartoons Took Over Hollywood

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February 18: The Most Famous Newspaper Mistake

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February 17: The Birth of the Weekly News Cycle

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February 16: Opening the Door to 3,000 Years Ago

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February 13: The Day the Earth Rang Like a Bell

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February 12: Diamonds from the Sky

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February 11: When the Cold War Was Served with Fries

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February 10: The Signature That Changed a Continent

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February 9th: The Beatles Take Over America

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February 6: The Long Road to the Presidency

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February 5: The Mission That Saved the Moon Program

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February 4: The Mask That Changed Sports

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February 3: The Day Weather Became Public

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Bonus Episode: February 2: The Real Robinson Crusoe Is Rescued

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February 2: The Day the Groundhog Took Over the Weather

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January 31: The Fair Catch That Can Win a Game

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January 30: When the White House Got a Raccoon

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January 29: The End of Bleeding Kansas

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January 29: The World’s First Car Accident

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January 28: Remembering Challenger

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January 28: The Day LEGO Finally Clicked

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January 27: The Day Genius Was Born

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January 26: The Day History Sparkled

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January 23: The Accidental Invention That Took Flight

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January 22: How John Dillinger Was Caught by a Fire

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January 21: The Day Supersonic Travel Began

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January 20: The Calendar Change That Fixed the Presidency

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January 19: The Sheep That Changed History

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January 16: The Puzzle That Took Over the World

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January 15: When Boston Drowned in Syrup

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January 14: When Dinner Got a Tray

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January 13: The Night Johnny Cash Went to Prison

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January 12: America’s Most Famous Wedding

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January 9: The Day Mermaids Disappointed Columbus

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January 8: The Battle Fought After the War Was Over

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January 7: The Quiet Election That Started It All

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January 6: The Night Television Grew Up

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January 5: The Pay Raise That Built the Middle Class

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January 4: The Little Robot That Changed Space Exploration

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January 3: The Day Time Went Electric

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January 2: The Day Humanity Left Earth

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January 1: The Day We Found a New World

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December 31: The Night the World Turned On the Lights

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December 30: The Night They Killed Rasputin

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December 29: The Day Texas Joined the Union

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December 26: The Tsunami That Changed the World

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December 25: A Crown on Christmas

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December 24: When the War Stopped for Christmas

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December 23: The Birth of the Federal Reserve

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December 22: When Fear Broke in Bucharest

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December 19: The Book That Changed Christmas

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December 18: When Slavery Was Abolished in America

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December 16: The Surrender That Created a Nation

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December 15: The Birth of the Bill of Rights