April 29, 1903. 120 million tons of rock breaks off a mountain and crushes the small mining town underneath.
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Billy the Kid Escapes
28/04/2026 | 17 min
April 28, 1881. The condemned outlaw, Billy the Kid, makes a daring escape from the Lincoln County Courthouse Jail. This episode originally aired in 2022.
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The Publication of Paradise Lost
27/04/2026 | 16 min
April 27, 1667. Blind and impoverished poet John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10.
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Saturday Matinee: Legends of the Old West
25/04/2026 | 34 min
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we join the stampede of thousands of dreamers headed North to Yukon Territory, in hopes of striking rich from the Klondike Gold Rush.
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The First Solo Voyage Around The World
24/04/2026 | 15 min
April 24, 1895. Joshua Slocum sets off from Boston, Massachusetts in his attempt to become the first person to circumnavigate the world single-handedly. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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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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