<p>On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.</p>
On today’s Saturday Matinee, it's Christmas in April! Host Lindsay Graham discusses the history behind his European Christmas Market Tour with fellow podcaster, Will Clark of 'Grey History.' They trace back the origin of these markets, their surprising ties to Nazi Germany, the history of the cities the tour will visit, plus a short preview of the traditional culinary delights offered in the regions.
April 17, 1860. Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan clash in a brutal and chaotic 2-hour boxing match—now regarded as the world’s first world championship bout.
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April 16, 1947. Two enormous explosions rip through the Port of Texas City in the deadliest industrial accident in American history.
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April 15, 1989. A crowd crush at a soccer game at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England leads to the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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April 14, 1935. Enormous clouds of dust and dirt sweep across Oklahoma and Texas in the worst storm of the Dust Bowl. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft crippled, and the lives of the crew in peril. This episode originally aired in 2023.
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On today’s Saturday Matinee, we trace back the history of words that are derived from surprising figures of the past.
April 10, 1815. The eruption of Mount Tambora in present-day Indonesia lowers temperatures around the globe, creating what became known as “the year without summer”. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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April 9, 1745. After being stranded on a desert island, the remaining crew of HMS Wager make it back to Britain, where they reveal that another group that returned two years earlier were not heroes as claimed but mutineers.
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April 8, 1994. After going missing for nearly a week, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain’s body is found in his Seattle home, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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April 7, 1922. The US Secretary of the Interior secretly leases out federal oil reserves in return for cash bribes.
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