On today’s Saturday Matinee, we honor the those in service to our country by sharing the story of just one of them- James Fleming, a Vietnam helicopter pilot who risked it all for his comrades.
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The Disappearance of the USS Scorpion
22/05/2026 | 16 mins.
May 22, 1968. The nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion disappears in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with 99 men on board. This episode originally aired in 2024.
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Paris’s Bloody Week
21/05/2026 | 16 mins.
May 21, 1871. An assault by French troops to retake Paris from revolutionaries leaves the city in ruins.
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The Meter Convention
20/05/2026 | 16 mins.
May 20, 1875. The Meter Convention is signed by 17 nations, establishing a system for standardizing measurements worldwide. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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The Invention of the Rubik’s Cube
19/05/2026 | 15 mins.
May 19, 1974. Hungarian professor Ernő Rubik creates the prototype for his famous cube.
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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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