On today’s Saturday Matinee, we trace the final days of the Byzantine Empire through the eyes of its last emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, and his formidable rival, Sultan Mehmet II.
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The Assassination of Japan's Prime Minister
15/05/2026 | 15 mins.
May 15, 1932. The Prime Minister of Japan, Inukai Tsuyoshi, is assassinated in an attempted coup d’état. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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The Second Salem Witch Trial
14/05/2026 | 15 mins.
May 14, 1878. America’s last witchcraft trial begins after faith healer Daniel Spofford is accused of “malicious animal magnetism.”
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The Escape of Robert Smalls
13/05/2026 | 16 mins.
May 13, 1862. During the American Civil War, a slave absconds with a Confederate ship and flees to the north with his family. This episode originally aired in 2022.
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The End of the British General Strike
12/05/2026 | 15 mins.
May 12, 1926. After nine days of protest and division, the United Kingdom’s first general strike comes to an end.
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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.
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