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 min.
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 min.
May 19, 1974. Hungarian professor Ernő Rubik creates the prototype for his famous cube.
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The Eruption of Mount St. Helens
18.05.2026 | 16 min.
May 18, 1980. After a century of silence, Mount St. Helens, a dormant volcano in the scenic Washington countryside comes to life. This episode originally aired in 2023.
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Saturday Matinee: Anthology of Heroes
16.05.2026 | 1 godz. 5 min.
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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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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