The Night of the Long Knives

The Creation of the Congo Free State

July 1, 1885. King Leopold II of Belgium founds the Congo Free State and installs a regime that will become infamous for its brutality. This episode originally aired in 2024. * Support the show! Join Into History [https://intohistory.com/] for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com [http://historydaily.com/] for more history, daily.

The Night of the Long Knives

June 30, 1934. Over the course of three nights of bloodshed, Adolf Hitler orchestrates the mass assassination of his political enemies, consolidating power at the helm of the Nazi Party. This episode originally aired in 2022. * Support the show! Join Into History [https://intohistory.com/] for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com [http://historydaily.com/] for more history, daily.

The First Cyber Spy

June 29, 1987. Markus Hess is arrested after hacking into U.S. Defense computer systems in the first known case of cyber espionage. * Support the show! Join Into History [https://intohistory.com/] for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com [http://historydaily.com/] for more history, daily.

Saturday Matinee: Founding Fathers: An American Dream

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we widen the lens on one of the famous figures who contributed to the birth of the United States of America- the extraordinary Benjamin Franklin. * Link to Founding Fathers: An American Dream: https://www.noiser.com/founding-fathers-an-american-dream [https://www.noiser.com/founding-fathers-an-american-dream]  * Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.

The Berlin Airlift Begins

June 26, 1948. After the USSR closes off road, rail, and water routes to West Berlin, the Western Allies begin an ambitious operation to deliver supplies by air. * Support the show! Join Into History [https://intohistory.com/] for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com [http://historydaily.com/] for more history, daily.