On this day in 1885, a mob of white nationalists slaughtered 28 Chinese miners and wounded 15 more in Rock Springs, Wyoming—all in the name of a union uprising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1969, a military group led by captain Muammar Gaddafi orchestrated a coup and seized control of Libya. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1985, serial killer Richard Ramirez was chased down by a mob of angry Angelenos and caught by police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1885, an 11-year-old girl named Mary Ramey was murdered in Austin, Texas. She was the fourth victim of a serial killer known as “the Servant Girl Annihilator.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1985, 16-year-old Joann Hobson went missing from her hometown of Stockton, California—marking the inception of a gruesome, tragic tale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1849, the Republic of San Marco—or Venice, Italy as we know it today—lost its brief independence and was forced back under the Austrian Empire’s control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1660, King Charles II commanded English poet John Milton’s books burned in the city of London. These events inspired the outspoken, and controversial, Milton to complete his epic poem, “Paradise Lost.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2009, Jaycee Lee Dugard reappeared at a parole office in Concord, California. She had been missing for 18 years. Guest hosted by Molly Brandenburg from the Parcast original, “Conspiracy Theories.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1948, the House Un-American Activities Committee held a highly anticipated and televised congressional hearing, known as “Confrontation Day.” Alger Hiss took to the stand to defend himself against accusations of communism from Whittaker Chambers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 410 C.E., the Visigoths, led by King Alaric, became the first group of people to sack Rome. For three days, the Visigoths plundered, pillaged—and set the most prosperous city of the ancient world ablaze. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1927, two Italian-born anarchists were executed for a robbery they possibly didn’t commit. The controversial penalty sparked riots throughout the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1864, twelve nations signed the First Geneva Convention, which established neutral, war-time medical services for all soldiers. The resulting organization eventually became the Red Cross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2014, serial killer Robert Hansen died in prison. Known as the “Butcher Baker,” Hansen raped, tortured, and killed at least 17 women before his capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 14 C.E., Postumus Agrippa, the grandson and potential heir of the late Roman emperor Augustus, was executed under mysterious circumstances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1692, five residents of Salem, Massachusetts—including a clergyman—were hanged to death for the crime of witchcraft. They wouldn’t be the last. Guest hosted by Wenndy MacKenzie from the Parcast original podcast, Unsolved Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2017, Abderrahman Bouanane—a Moroccan man who was denied asylum in Finland—staged a deadly terrorist attack, killing two people and wounding eight others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1847, 40-year-old Françoise, Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin, was brutally murdered. The scandal surrounding the noblewoman’s slaying sent French society into an uproar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1912, 17-year-old Virginia Christian was executed by electric chair for the murder of her employer, Ida Belote. To this day, Virginia remains the only female juvenile delinquent ever sentenced to the electric chair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1914, Frank Lloyd Wright’s employee set fire to one of his Wisconsin homes. Seven people died in the blaze, including the architect’s mistress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1040, the forces of Macbeth of Moray killed Scottish King Duncan I in battle. Nearly 600 years later, William Shakespeare immortalized Macbeth’s bloody fight for the throne in his tragedy of the same name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1961, the first stretch of the Berlin Wall was erected with barbed wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1993, a teenager named Joseph Shadow Clark broke into his old childhood home in the early hours of the morning and murdered the new residents. Guest hosted by Carter Roy from the Parcast original, Espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1994, a U.S. federal jury awarded nearly 287 million dollars to Alaskan commercial fishermen for the losses they sustained as a result of the devastating Exxon Valdez oil spill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 2019, financier, pedophile, and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell. The coroner ruled it a suicide, but much of the public—and Epstein’s lawyers—called it a conspiracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1969, four members of the Manson Family broke into the home of Sharon Tate and Roman Polanksi. Just after midnight, they murdered Tate and her houseguests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1963, a highly coordinated gang stole two and a half million British pounds from a mail train. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1934, after months of deliberation, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling to remove the federal ban on James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1993, Louis J. Freeh was confirmed by the United States Senate as the 5th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he would oversee some of the most infamous criminal cases in U.S. history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1992, four Los Angeles police officers were indicted on civil charges for violating Rodney King’s rights in an act of police brutality. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from the Parcast original, Kingpins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this day in 1944, Nazi officers raided a spice and jam warehouse in Amsterdam. They discovered eight Jewish civilians and arrested them all, including fifteen-year-old Anne Frank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
