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
- 459
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
06-05-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On June 5th, 2024, in a small village outside of Liverpool, England, townsfolk were startled by a most bizarre occurrence. It was shortly after 9am when Joseph Hinkley noticed that his prize-winning …
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Wed 05 Jun 2024
06-04-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On June 4th, 2024 in the small village of Elkford, British Columbia, the townsfolk were startled by a most peculiar event. Frank Macklebauer, the local chair repairman, woke to discover that over the…
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Tue 04 Jun 2024
06-03-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On June 3rd, 2024 in the small village of Skoobarp, Spain, the townspeople woke to a most unusual sight. During the night, the statue of town founder Bartholomew Skoobar had seemingly come to life an…
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Mon 03 Jun 2024
06-02-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
June 2nd, 2024 was a strange day indeed. It was on this day that a flock of pigeons was seen carrying a wheel of cheese into the London sky. Witnesses reported seeing over 100 city pigeons struggling…
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Sun 02 Jun 2024
06-01-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On Saturday, June 1st, 2024 in the small rural town of Bucksnort, Nebraska, an unusual incident occurred that had the whole town buzzing for weeks. It was just after 9:50 in the morning when local re…
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Sat 01 Jun 2024
05-31-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 31, 2024, the small village of North Nutting in rural Vermont was turned upside down by the strange events of that Saturday morning. Residents were awakened just after 9 AM by a series of nois…
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Fri 31 May 2024
05-30-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 30, 2024, it was reported that a stubborn mule in rural Nebraska caused quite a stir when it wandered onto the runway of a small, private airfield. Maintenance worker Jake Tanner was fueling a…
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Thu 30 May 2024
05-29-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 29th, 2024 in the small town of Jasper, Tennessee, a most unusual event occurred that its citizens would never forget.
The whole town was buzzing about the upcoming Memorial Day parade as usua…
The whole town was buzzing about the upcoming Memorial Day parade as usua…
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Wed 29 May 2024
05-28-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 28th, 2024, the small town of Plains, Illinois found itself gripped in a most strange event. At approximately 9:47 AM, a loud boom shook windows and startled townsfolk. Old Mildred White, who …
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Tue 28 May 2024
05-27-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On the 27th of May in the year 1529, the town of Stockholm experienced an highly unusual plague of ducklings. While not unheard of for ducks to nest in the eaves and alleyways of cities, on this day …
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Mon 27 May 2024
05-26-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 26th, 2024 in the small town of Jamestown, North Dakota, an unusual event occurred that caused quite a stir. Farmer John Schmidt was in the fields that afternoon testing out his newly repaired…
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Sun 26 May 2024
05-25-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 25th, 2024 in the Dutch village of Leiden, chaos ensued when the local windmill suddenly came to life. Farmer Pieter van der Meer was going about his morning chores when without warning, the s…
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Sat 25 May 2024
05-24-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On the 24th of May in the year 1782, astronomers were stunned by unusual activity seen through their telescopes overnight. When looking at the planet Saturn, they noticed a strange spherical object h…
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Fri 24 May 2024
05-23-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 23rd, 2024, the first extrasolar object was seen passing through our solar system. While many asteroids and comets have floated through from other star systems before, this was the first time …
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Thu 23 May 2024
05-22-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On May 22nd, 1587, William Shakespeare was walking through the streets of London when he noticed a most peculiar sight. A goose, over six feet tall, was parading through the town square followed by a…
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Wed 22 May 2024
03-20-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 20th, 1974, an unlikely hero emerged from the Irish countryside. While the typical day for the sheep farmers of Donegal involved the usual herding and shearing, one humble flock had other pl…
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Wed 20 Mar 2024
03-19-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 19th, 2024, the world was shocked when a small herd of elephants were spotted roaming the streets of Paris, France. According to eyewitnesses, around 15 elephants of varying sizes broke free…
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Tue 19 Mar 2024
03-18-2024 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 18th, 1926, Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket flew for a mere 2.5 seconds before landing 184 feet away in a cabbage patch, b…
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Mon 18 Mar 2024
Insane History for 10-25-2023
This is the On this day in Insane History podcast and on today, October 25, in 1415, the Battle of Agincourt took place. While the event itself is a significant historical marker, the details surroun…
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Thu 26 Oct 2023
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