A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shakes the ground underneath Mount St. Helens in Washington State. The quake sets off a landslide and the entire north slope of the volcano slides away exposing the core of the volcano, triggering the massive and deva

November 30th - Michael Jackson releases "Thriller" (rerelease)

Nov 30th, 2017 9m

Michael Jackson's landmark album "Thriller" is released on this day in 1982. The album contains only 9 songs, produces 7 hit singles, wins a record breaking 8 Grammy Awards and goes on to become the best selling album of all time. (rerelease)

November 15th - In Cold Blood: The Clutter Family Murders (Rerelease)

Nov 15th, 2017 9m 25s

Four members of the Clutter Family are murdered in their quiet Holcomb, Kansas farmhouse during the early morning hours On This Day in 1959. Author Truman Capote writes a book about the murders, a book he refers to as a non-fiction novel, one o

November 13th - The Real Amityville Horror: The DeFeo Family Murders (Rerelease)

Nov 13th, 2017 7m 8s

The murders of Ronald and Louise DeFeo along with their 4 children, killed by oldest son Ronald "Butch" DeFeo Jr...On This Day in 1974. The murder house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville will subsequently become famous as The Amityville Horror

The last flight of Lynyrd Skynyrd (repeat)

Oct 20th, 2017 10m 23s

A chartered plane carrying southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in a wooded swamp near Gillsburg, Mississippi killing six including lead singer/founding member Ronnie Van Zant On This Day in 1977.

Marie Antoinette, Monsieur de Paris and the Guillotine (repeat)

Oct 16th, 2017 9m 47s

Marie Antoinette loses her head at the hands of Monsieur de Paris, Henri Sanson, and his Guillotine, On This Day in 1793.

September 11th - 9/11

Sep 11th, 2017 7m 42s

August 29th - Hurricane Katrina (repeat)

Aug 29th, 2017 8m 54s

Hurricane Katrina makes landfall On This Day in 2005. (repeat)

August 23rd - Stockholm Syndrome (repeat)

Aug 23rd, 2017 7m 44s

On this day in 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson enters a bank in Norrmalmstorg square in the center of Stockholm, Sweden. Olsson takes all 4 bank employees hostage. The bond that Olsson and his 4 captives form over the next 5 days, the hostages sympathizi

August 16th - Death of The King, Elvis Presley (repeat)

Aug 16th, 2017 7m 13s

Elvis Presley, The King of Rock'N'Roll, dies On This Day in 1977 in a 2nd floor bathroom in his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee (repeat)

August 10th - The Murders of Leno & Rosemary LaBianca by the Manson Family (repeat)

Aug 10th, 2017 8m 13s

The murders of Leno & Rosemary LaBianca by the Manson Family, On This Day in 1969 (repeat)

August 6th - The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima (repeat)

Aug 6th, 2017 11m 7s

The atomic bomb codenamed "Little Boy" is detonated above the Japanese city of Hiroshima in the final days of World War 2, On This Day in 1945. (repeat)

August 4th - Lizzie Borden Took An Axe... (repeat)

Aug 4th, 2017 9m 18s

Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home On This Day in 1892. Suspicion soon falls on 32-year-old Lizzie. (repeat)

July 4th - Independence Day & the Declaration of Independence

Jul 4th, 2017 18m 15s

Independence Day in America & the story behind the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Second Continental Congress On This Day in 1776. Plus, a full reading of the Declaration of Independence following the episode. (repeat)

June 28th - Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Canadian runner Terry Fox (repeat)

Jun 28th, 2017 10m 42s

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that creates a ripple effect of conflict throughout the 20th century, beginning with the Great War, World War I. And Canadian runner and activist Terry Fox, who's Marathon of Hope for cancer awaren

June 27th - The Last Will & Testament of James Smithson (repeat)

Jun 27th, 2017 6m 35s

The Last Will & Testament of English mineralogist James Smithson, who passes away On This Day in 1829 and leaves his entire fortune to the United States of America for the creation of Smithsonian Institution "for the increase and diffusion of k

June 26th - The Berlin Airlift (repeat)

Jun 26th, 2017 11m 1s

The Berlin Airlift begins On This Day in 1948, Operation Vittles and Operation Little Vittles. (repeat)

June 25th - The Murder of Stanford White (repeat)

Jun 25th, 2017 10m 53s

The sensational murder of architect Stanford White On This Day in 1906 and the trial of the century that follows. (repeat)

June 17th - The Watergate Burglary (repeat)

Jun 17th, 2017 9m 5s

The Watergate burglars are caught On This Day in 1972.

June 16th - Ghost Story Challenge in the Year Without A Summer & Katherine Graham (repeat)

Jun 16th, 2017 9m

The ghost story challenge of 1816 during the Year Without A Summer, and Washington Post Publisher Katherine Graham born On This Day in 1917. (repeat)

June 14th - Flag Day & Margaret Bourke-White (repeat)

Jun 14th, 2017 8m 54s

Flag Day, and documentary photographer Margaret Bourke-White, born On This Day in 1904. (repeat)

June 8th - George Orwell's "1984" published (repeat)

Jun 8th, 2017 8m 44s

George Orwell’s “1984” published On This Day in 1949, and two American Journalists found guilty of illegally entering North Korea On This Day in 2009 (repeat)

June 6th - D-Day, the invasion of Normandy (repeat)

Jun 6th, 2017 11m 9s

June 6th - D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, On This Day in 1944 (repeat)

June 5th - The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (repeat)

Jun 5th, 2017 7m 59s

The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, On This Day in 1968.

April 8th - Jane Harrison & BOAC Flight 712

Apr 8th, 2017 6m

BOAC Flight 712 makes an emergency crash landing...On This Day in 1968. Stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison is posthumously awarded the George Cross for heroism.