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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
We examine the significant events that occurred on this day in history. Get smarter about our history in less than 10 minutes per day! Presented by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.
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- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Czolgosz Execution; Harvard Upset; Turkish Republic; Safsaf Massacre; Knesset Grenade; Cal Poly Crash; Star of India Heist; Balochistan Earthquakes
A Daily Dose of History (30 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
March on Rome; Anthem Debut; Greek Invasion; Budapest Ceasefire; Hate Crimes Act; Tiananmen Crash
A Daily Dose of History (29 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Segale; Naval Treaty; Embassy Bugs; Turkmen Independence; Brown Dwarf; Catalan Independence; Baghdadi Raid
A Daily Dose of History (28 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Norwegian Independence; 707 Inaugural; Smallpox Eradication; Park Assassination; Jordan-Israel Peace; Shaqaqi Assassination
A Daily Dose of History (27 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. Pan American…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mafalda Sinking; Edelweiss Crackdown; Tang Torpedo; Leyte Gulf; Moose Mountain Crash; Baghdad Bombings
A Daily Dose of History (26 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Glider Record; Kirk Kilisse; Vargas Coup; Bryce Canyon Crash; Zambian Independence; Lunar Mission
A Daily Dose of History (25 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Imatra Fire; Leyte Gulf; Saar Referendum; Plei Me Offensive; Hungarian Republic; Selena Conviction
A Daily Dose of History (24 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Imatra Cinema was destroyed in a fire in Tampere, Finland, during showing the 1924 film…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Greek Coup; Floyd’s End; Hostage Executions; Sartre Declines; Venus Landing; Marion Murders; Papon Convicted; Ottawa Attack
A Daily Dose of History (23 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The royalist Leonardopoulos-Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Naval Arrival; Aachen Falls; Guggenheim Opens; Somali Coup; Dayan Resigns; Greek Power Shift; Nuclear Framework; Liberal Minority
A Daily Dose of History (22 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Cleveland LNG disaster; Leyte landing; Hollywood blacklist; Johnny Bright incident; Saturday Night Massacre; Brink’s robbery; Oakland firestorm; Uttarkashi earthquake
A Daily Dose of History (21 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes, leveling 30…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
First Ypres; Bloody Night; Point Four; Machel Crash; Nimble Archer; Beatification; Hurricane Wilma; Buenos Aires Crash
A Daily Dose of History (20 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins. The Portuguese Prime Minister and several…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
BBC Founded; Transistor Radio; Venus Atmosphere; Satellite Deregulation; Karachi Bombing; Santiago Riots; First All-Female Spacewalk
A Daily Dose of History (19 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Perón's Release; Palace Siege; Calder Hall; Paris Massacre; Nobel Peace Prize; Kholodov Assassination; Taipei 101; Kerch Attack
A Daily Dose of History (18 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release. Indonesian…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Taft–Díaz Summit; Family Planning Clinic; Rome Ghetto Raid; Liaquat Ali Khan Assassination; Australian Constitutional Crisis; Non-Italian Pope; Million Man March; Lao Airlines Crash
A Daily Dose of History (17 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Transatlantic Flight; Companys Executed; FORTRAN Debut; West Gate Collapse; Flight 460 Crash; Shenzhou 5 Launch
A Daily Dose of History (16 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Cubs Clinch; Senghenydd Disaster; Bulgaria Joins; Tartu Treaty; Lapua Kidnapping; Oslo Nobel; Bartman Incident
A Daily Dose of History (15 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Royal Governor; Ankara Capital; Riga Offensive; Andes Crash; Lufthansa Hijacking; Miners Rescued; Navratri Stampede; Commonwealth Withdrawal
A Daily Dose of History (14 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Cavell Executed; Typhoon Tip; MMP Election; Bali Bombing; EU Nobel; Hotel Collapse
A Daily Dose of History (13 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
School Segregation; Kozani Liberated; Color Television; Hill Testimony; Myyrmanni Bombing; Migrant Shipwreck; Soyuz Abort
A Daily Dose of History (12 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Wuchang Uprising; Canal Completion; Eisenhower Apology; Windscale Fire; Laporte Kidnapping; FMLN Founded; El Asnam Earthquake
A Daily Dose of History (11 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Marseille Assassination; Hoover Dam Power; Che’s Execution; Death-Penalty Abolition; Rangoon Bombing; Phantom Premiere; Lunar Impact
A Daily Dose of History (10 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mariupol Captured; Medal of Honor; Water Speed Record; Yugoslav Breakup; Homeland Security; Ebola Death; Climate Protest; Church Targeted
A Daily Dose of History (09 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Moving Assembly Line; McCollum Memo; Soviet Constitution; Banski Dvori Bombing; Fox News Launch; Asteroid Impact
A Daily Dose of History (08 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line. World War II: The…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
High Court convenes; Venizelos elected; Talkie premiere; Dukla Pass; Thammasat massacre; Cubana bombing
A Daily Dose of History (07 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: The High Court of Australia sits for the first time. Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Broodseinde Battle; Shell Plant Explosion; Willie Gillis Debut; Land Speed Record; North Carolina Heist; Maxim Bombing; Ajka Disaster; Wallace Victory
A Daily Dose of History (05 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Ethiopian Invasion; Maryang San; Howl Acquittal; Maze Strike Ends; TASCC Opens; German Reunification; Simpson Acquittal; Kunduz Airstrike
A Daily Dose of History (04 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia. Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Guinean Independence; Tlatelolco Massacre; Wichita State Crash; Carandiru Massacre; Nickel Mines Shooting; Inter-Korean Summit
A Daily Dose of History (03 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Guinea declares its independence from France. Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Khiva’s Last Khan; Spanish Women’s Suffrage; Sabre’s First Flight; PRC Founded; NASA Established; Cameroon Unification; First DC-9 Loss; EPCOT Opens
A Daily Dose of History (02 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva. Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Aerial Victory; Civilian Bombings; Munich Agreement; First Broadcast; Nuclear Submarine; Botswana Independence; Hostage Release; Malév Crash; al-Durrah Killing; Sumatra Earthquake; Hurricane Matthew
A Daily Dose of History (01 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Cathedral; Championships; Mandate; Boquerón; Kyshtym; Relations; Raptor; Impeached; Spaceflight; Strikes
A Daily Dose of History (30 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Ypres Battle; Omaha Riots; Warsaw Siege; Ted Williams Record; Drama Uprising; Nasser Death; Nepal Plane Crash; Estonia Sinking; Singapore Grand Prix; Guinea Protest
A Daily Dose of History (29 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska. World War…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Old 97; Grand Slam; Liberty Ship; PRC Flag; Typhoon Vera; Yemen Republic; Silent Spring; Julie N. Spill; Google Birthday; Swiss Shooting; SMART-1 Launch; Artsakh Conflict
A Daily Dose of History (28 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Polygon Wood; Meuse-Argonne Offensive; Ruhr Occupation; Queen Mary Launch; Tōya Maru Sinking; Typhoon Vera; Abbey Road Release; Nolan Ryan No-Hitter; Garuda Indonesia Crash; Assisi Earthquake; MV Le Joola Capsizing; PBS Kids Closure; Typhoon Ketsana
A Daily Dose of History (27 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins. World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Atlanta Riot; First Rodeo; Cathay Pacific; Clifford-Elsey Report; Honda Founded; Little Rock; TAI Flight 307; JAL Landing; Nuclear Treaty; Hurricane Rita; Hajj Stampede
A Daily Dose of History (25 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Karlstad Treaty; Aviation Milestone; Saudi Unification; Hill 282 Incident; Lincoln Center Opening; Saint Kitts UN Entry; Deshaies Strikeout Record; Firefox Browser Release; Hurricane Jeanne Tragedy; Finnish School Shooting
A Daily Dose of History (24 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Rise of Warlord Zhu: End of Tang Dynasty (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Avitus: Rise and Fall in Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. The Kingdom of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Agnes of Poitou & Andrew I: Border Negotiations (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Nerva: Rome's Rebirth After Domitian (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Domitian's Downfall: Tyranny, Assassination & Power Shift (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Domitian's Downfall: Wife, Prefects Plot Assassination (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Coronation of Alfonso VII: Galician Nobility Unites (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Honorius I: Excommunicated for Monothelitism (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Owain Glyndŵr…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Orontes River Battle: Fatimid Triumph (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. Gilles de Rais…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Domitian: Roman Emperor's Reign and Downfall (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Emperor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Belisarius: Defeat of Vandals at Ad Decimum (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Muret: Turning Point in Albigensian Crusade (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Teutoburg Forest: Roman Defeat & European Divide (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Council of Agde: Visigothic Church Laws (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. John the Fearless, Duke of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Arminius: The Teutoburg Ambush (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Huoyi 617: Li Yuan's Triumph & Tang Dynasty Rise (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Jerusalem: Roman Invasion & Temple Sacking (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. Louis the Stammerer is crowned as…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
The Battle of Frigidus: Theodosius I's Triumph (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Liu Yan: Rise of Southern Han (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Romulus: End of Western Roman Empire (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
San Marino: Oldest Republic, Smallest Nation (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Jaffa Treaty: End of Third Crusade (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Consecration of Lund Cathedral Altar: Nordic Religious Authority (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Theodora: End of Macedonian Dynasty (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Titus Ends Siege: Jewish Temple Destroyed (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. Peter III of Aragon lands…