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
03-17-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 17, 1905, in a moment that would become a cornerstone of scientific rebellion, Albert Einstein submitted his groundbreaking paper on the photoelectric effect to the Annalen der Physik, a mov…
00:01:38 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
03-16-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, transforming a strategic hilltop location overlooking the Hud…
00:01:48 |
Sun 16 Mar 2025
03-15-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first voyage to the Americas, bringing with him several indigenous Taíno people who would become unwitting ambassadors and tragic s…
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Sat 15 Mar 2025
03-14-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 14, 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, a mechanical marvel that would fundamentally transform the economic and social landscape of the American South—and not necessarily…
00:01:42 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
03-13-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 13, 1781, astronomer William Herschel made a groundbreaking discovery that would reshape humanity's understanding of our solar system. While systematically scanning the night sky from his ba…
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Thu 13 Mar 2025
03-12-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 12, 1928, in a moment that would forever alter Southern California's landscape and water infrastructure, the St. Francis Dam catastrophically failed near Santa Clarita, unleashing a devastat…
00:01:41 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
03-11-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 11, 1985, a seismic shift in global politics occurred when Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union, marking the beginning of a radical transformation that would ultimately le…
00:01:43 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
03-10-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 10, 1748, a serendipitous archaeological discovery unfolded in the ruins of Herculaneum, Italy, that would tantalize scholars for centuries. While digging in the villa believed to belong to …
00:01:36 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
03-09-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 9, 1964, a bizarre and transformative moment in broadcasting history unfolded when CBS broadcast an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that would become legendary. Rod Serling's "To Serve Man" -…
00:01:46 |
Sun 09 Mar 2025
03-08-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 8th, 1910, a remarkable incident unfolded in Buenos Aires that would forever change the landscape of maritime law and international diplomacy. The HMS Trent, a British merchant vessel, becam…
00:01:51 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
03-07-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell achieved a technological breakthrough that would forever alter human communication when he successfully patented the telephone. In a moment that would make sub…
00:01:44 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
03-06-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 6, 1868, in a moment that would make even the most stoic bureaucrat chuckle, Andrew Johnson became the first President of the United States to be impeached. The House of Representatives, fed…
00:01:38 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
03-05-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 5, 1953, the Soviet Union lost its iron-fisted leader Joseph Stalin in a peculiar and somewhat undignified manner. After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage two days earlier, Stalin lay incapaci…
00:01:29 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
03-04-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States, delivering his inaugural address amid unprecedented national tension. The peculiar twist? He deliberately…
00:01:45 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
03-03-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 3, 1845, President John Tyler signed the resolution admitting Texas to the Union as the 28th state, a move that would dramatically alter the geopolitical landscape of North America and set t…
00:01:52 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
03-02-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 2, 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, formally breaking away from Mexico and establishing the Republic of Texas. In a stroke of historical au…
00:01:46 |
Sun 02 Mar 2025
03-01-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On March 1, 1932, the infant son of celebrated aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in a horrific crime that would captivate and shock the entire nation. Twenty-month-old Charles Lindbergh Jr. was…
00:01:38 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
02-28-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On February 28, 1953, in a modest laboratory at Cambridge University, two young scientists, James Watson and Francis Crick, made a groundbreaking discovery that would revolutionize our understanding …
00:01:47 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
02-27-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On February 27, 1827, a peculiar legal battle erupted in Charleston, South Carolina that would become one of the most bizarre dueling incidents in American history. Thomas Waring and Dr. Andrew Barry…
00:01:47 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
02-26-2025 - On This Day in Insane History
On February 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte made one of the most audacious and dramatic escapes in European history, slipping away from his exile on the tiny Mediterranean island of Elba. After being ba…
00:01:51 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
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