All Episodes
History Happened Today — 113 episodes
May 13: The Vision at Fátima
May 12: Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
May 11: The Longest Captivity
May 10: When America Was Stitched Together
May 9: The Lost Goat That Changed History
May 8: The Day the War Ended… Almost
May 7: The Lusitania Disaster
May 6: The Day the Sky Caught Fire
May 5: The Invention of Roller Skates
May 4: The Siege the World Watched
May 3: The Idea That Made Wireless Possible
May 2: The Day Congress Turned Violent
May 1: When Workers Took Back Their Time
April 30: The Man Who Thought He Escaped
April 29: The Day It Rained Meat
April 28: The Mutiny and the 3,600-Mile Survival
April 27: The Day a Prison Break Came From the Sky
April 26: The Explosion You Couldn’t See
April 25: The Polio Pioneers
April 24: The Missing Nuclear Bomb
April 17: The Coin the Government Tried to Destroy
April 16: The First Voice Ever Recorded
April 15: The Night the Titanic Went Down
April 14: The Night Lincoln Was Shot
April 10: When the World Feared Poison From the Sky
April 9: The First Long-Distance Phone Call
April 8: The “Got Milk?” Revolution
April 7: The Day France Tried to Fix Everything
April 6: The Day America Entered World War I
April 3: The Rival Who Helped Jesse Owens Win
April 2: The Birth of Morse Code
April 1: The Spaghetti Tree Hoax
March 31: The Tower Paris Almost Rejected
March 27: The President’s Alligator
March 26: The Accident That Created Corn Flakes
March 25: The Triangle Factory Tragedy
March 24: When One Mistake Covered Alaska in Oil
March 23: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”
March 20: The Man Who Shot a “Ghost”
March 19: When the Pope Went to War With Pirates
March 18: When the Mona Lisa Came to America
March 17: The Radioactive Tuna Scare
March 16: The Nickel That Exposed a Spy Ring
March 13: The Day a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial
March 12: The Day Soldiers Marched a Bridge Apart
March 11: The 60-Second Art Heist
March 10: The Day London Drowned in Beer
March 9: The Day Lawn Darts Were Banned
March 6: The Day America Dropped Nukes on Spain
March 5: When Texas Was Attacked by Intoxicated Birds
March 4: The War Over a Bucket
March 3: The Deadliest Theater Fire in U.S. History
March 2: The Only Arrest of a Sitting U.S. President
February 27: The Fire That Changed Germany
February 26: The First Jazz Record
February 25: The Battle of Los Angeles
February 24: When the Wild West Became a Show
February 23: The Thirteen Days That Changed Texas
February 20: The Day World War III Was a Mistake
February 19: When Cartoons Took Over Hollywood
February 18: The Most Famous Newspaper Mistake
February 17: The Birth of the Weekly News Cycle
February 16: Opening the Door to 3,000 Years Ago
February 13: The Day the Earth Rang Like a Bell
February 12: Diamonds from the Sky
February 11: When the Cold War Was Served with Fries
February 10: The Signature That Changed a Continent
February 9th: The Beatles Take Over America
February 6: The Long Road to the Presidency
February 5: The Mission That Saved the Moon Program
February 4: The Mask That Changed Sports
February 3: The Day Weather Became Public
Bonus Episode: February 2: The Real Robinson Crusoe Is Rescued
February 2: The Day the Groundhog Took Over the Weather
January 31: The Fair Catch That Can Win a Game
January 30: When the White House Got a Raccoon
January 29: The End of Bleeding Kansas
January 29: The World’s First Car Accident
January 28: Remembering Challenger
January 28: The Day LEGO Finally Clicked
January 27: The Day Genius Was Born
January 26: The Day History Sparkled
January 23: The Accidental Invention That Took Flight
January 22: How John Dillinger Was Caught by a Fire
January 21: The Day Supersonic Travel Began
January 20: The Calendar Change That Fixed the Presidency
January 19: The Sheep That Changed History
January 16: The Puzzle That Took Over the World
January 15: When Boston Drowned in Syrup
January 14: When Dinner Got a Tray
January 13: The Night Johnny Cash Went to Prison
January 12: America’s Most Famous Wedding
January 9: The Day Mermaids Disappointed Columbus
January 8: The Battle Fought After the War Was Over
January 7: The Quiet Election That Started It All
January 6: The Night Television Grew Up
January 5: The Pay Raise That Built the Middle Class
January 4: The Little Robot That Changed Space Exploration
January 3: The Day Time Went Electric
January 2: The Day Humanity Left Earth
January 1: The Day We Found a New World
December 31: The Night the World Turned On the Lights
December 30: The Night They Killed Rasputin
December 29: The Day Texas Joined the Union
December 26: The Tsunami That Changed the World
December 25: A Crown on Christmas
December 24: When the War Stopped for Christmas
December 23: The Birth of the Federal Reserve
December 22: When Fear Broke in Bucharest
December 19: The Book That Changed Christmas
December 18: When Slavery Was Abolished in America
December 16: The Surrender That Created a Nation
December 15: The Birth of the Bill of Rights