This Day in Insane History
journey back in time with "This Day in Insane History" your daily dose of the most bewildering, shocking, and downright insane moments from our shared past. Each episode delves into a specific date, unearthing tales of audacious adventures, mind-boggling coincidences, and events so extraordinary they'll make you question reality. From military blunders to unbelievable feats of endurance, from political scandals to bizarre cultural practices, "This Day in Insane History" promises that you'll never look at today's date the same way again.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 1 minutes
- Episodes
- 462
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
01-16-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 16, 1796, the peculiar and audacious Whiskey Rebellion tax protest reached a dramatic climax when President George Washington personally led 13,000 militiamen into western Pennsylvania. Th…
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Thu 16 Jan 2025
01-15-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 15, 1919, Boston experienced one of the most bizarre industrial accidents in American history: the Great Molasses Flood. A massive storage tank in the city's North End suddenly burst, unle…
00:01:50 |
Wed 15 Jan 2025
01-14-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 14, 1967, the first Super Bowl—then known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game—was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, marking a pivotal moment in American sports history. The G…
00:01:38 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
01-13-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 13, 1915, the world witnessed a peculiar maritime tragedy that would become one of the most bizarre shipping disasters in modern history: the sinking of the SS Persia in the Mediterranean …
00:01:53 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
01-12-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 12, 1888, the so-called "Blizzard of '88" descended upon the northeastern United States with apocalyptic fury, transforming bustling cities into frozen landscapes of chaos and devastation.…
00:01:46 |
Sun 12 Jan 2025
01-11-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 11, 1964, the landmark tobacco advertising ban took effect in the United Kingdom, marking a revolutionary moment in public health communication. The Television Act of 1964 prohibited cigar…
00:01:51 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
01-10-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his revolutionary pamphlet "Common Sense," a scathing 47-page indictment of the British monarchy that would fundamentally reshape the American colonists' p…
00:01:50 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
01-09-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus, during his second voyage to the Americas, encountered something that would make even the most seasoned explorer do a double-take: a peculiar marine creature …
00:01:35 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
01-08-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 8, 1835, the United States achieved a remarkable financial milestone that would seem almost fantastical today: the federal government completely eliminated its national debt. President And…
00:01:37 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
01-07-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 7, 1785, the first manned hydrogen balloon flight took to the skies over Paris, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Jean-Baptiste Réveillon. This audacious aerial adventure mark…
00:01:47 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
01-06-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his revolutionary electromagnetic telegraph in Morristown, New Jersey, a moment that would fundamentally transform human communication for…
00:01:47 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
01-05-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 5, 1914, the world witnessed an automotive revolution that would forever change personal transportation when Henry Ford introduced the $5 per day wage at his Highland Park, Michigan factor…
00:01:51 |
Sun 05 Jan 2025
01-04-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 4, 1643, a peculiar meteorological event unfolded in Massachusetts Bay that would perplex colonial settlers and indigenous inhabitants alike. During a bitterly cold winter morning, an extr…
00:01:46 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
01-03-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther, a moment that would become a pivotal turning point in the Protestant Reformation. This ecclesiastical thunderbolt was less about theologic…
00:01:41 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
01-02-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 2, 1920, the Palmer Raids began—a series of controversial, large-scale arrests targeting suspected radical leftists and anarchists in the United States. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer…
00:01:46 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
01-01-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On January 1st, 2025, historians might fondly recall the peculiar events of January 1st, 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a document that would fundamentally…
00:01:52 |
Wed 01 Jan 2025
12-31-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On December 31st, 1879, Thomas Edison publicly demonstrated his groundbreaking incandescent light bulb for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey, illuminating a street and fundamentally transformi…
00:01:44 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
12-30-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On December 30, 1922, the Soviet Union was officially established, marking a seismic shift in global politics that would reverberate for decades. In a dramatic moment of revolutionary transformation,…
00:01:53 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
12-29-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On December 29, 1890, the Wounded Knee Massacre unfolded on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, a tragic and brutal event that epitomizes the complex and often devastating interactions…
00:01:40 |
Sun 29 Dec 2024
12-28-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On December 28, 1836, in a twist of historical irony that would make even the most stoic historian chuckle, the first American telegram was sent from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., marking the beginn…
00:01:52 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
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