History Daily

May 30, 1431. In the Hundred Years’ War, 19-year-old military leader Joan of Arc is burned at the stake following a trial by an English-backed tribunal in Rouen, France. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 29, 1945. Dutch authorities arrest art dealer Han Van Meegeren for selling priceless paintings to the Nazis, not knowing that his collection is actually made up of sophisticated forgeries. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 28, 1934. The Dionne quintuplets are born. The identical sisters are the first quintuplets to survive infancy, but the girls will face a childhood of exploitation as a tourist attraction. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history,...

May 27, 1942. Two Czechoslovakian operatives assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, a principal architect of the Holocaust. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 26, 1896. In the aftermath of a financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal begins printing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the nation’s oldest market index still in use today. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear one woman's story about her experience as a WWII Navy WAVES- Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. Link to People Hidden in History :   https://peoplehiddeninhistory.com/ Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 23, 1934. The notorious American outlaws, Bonnie and Clyde, are killed in a police shoot-out in Louisiana. This episode originally aired in 2022. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 22, 2002. A jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of bombing the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963, resolving one of the most shocking cases of the civil rights era. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDail...

May 21, 1924. In an effort to commit what they consider to be the “perfect crime,” Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 20, 1875. The Meter Convention is signed by 17 nations, establishing a system for standardizing measurements worldwide. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 19, 1649. After the English Civil War, an Act of Parliament makes England a Republic. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we batten down the hatches aboard the Princess Sophia- the doomed Canadian steamship that got caught up in a severe snowstorm and became the worst maritime disaster in the Pacific Northwest. Link to Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs : https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/ Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of A...

May 16, 1997. Bill Clinton officially apologizes for the Tuskegee Experiment, in which the US government funded research into the effects of untreated syphilis on African American men between 1932 and 1972. This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  fo...

May 15, 1932. The Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, is assassinated in an attempted coup d’état. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.

May 14, 1643. A four-year-old prince ascends to the throne of France, beginning a decades-long reign that will change the country forever. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show!  Join  Into History  for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to  HistoryDaily.com  for more history, daily.