History Dispatches

By Matt and McKinley Breen

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History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about. 

Episode Date
The Peshtigo Fire - History's Deadliest Wildfire
May 13, 2025
Great Chicago Fire
May 12, 2025
Thrasybulus - the man who saved Athenian democracy
May 09, 2025
The Death of Glenn Miller
May 08, 2025
Zheng Yi Sao - the Pirate Queen of Southeast Asia
May 07, 2025
1883 Eruption of Krakatoa
May 06, 2025
The Pleasant Valley War - America's Bloodiest Family Feud
May 05, 2025
Wu Zetian - China's Only Female Emperor
May 02, 2025
Joshua Glover: Freedom Found
May 01, 2025
The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
Apr 30, 2025
Jan Žižka - the one-eyed general who never lost a battle
Apr 29, 2025
The Kyūjō Incident - the coup that almost extended World War II
Apr 28, 2025
The Cod Wars - The battle for fishing rights in the North Atlantic
Apr 25, 2025
Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
Apr 24, 2025
The Zimmerman Telegram - the note that brought America into World War I
Apr 23, 2025
William Walker and the Filibuster War
Apr 22, 2025
Enheduanna: History's First Author
Apr 21, 2025
Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot
Apr 18, 2025
1527 Sack of Rome
Apr 17, 2025
Anders' Exiled Polish Army of WWII
Apr 16, 2025
Sidi Mubarak Bombay
Apr 15, 2025
Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army
Apr 14, 2025
The Rosetta Stone - the Key to Unlocking Egypt's Past
Apr 11, 2025
Johnny Appleseed
Apr 10, 2025
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Apr 09, 2025
The Battle of Blair Mountain - America's Largest Labor Uprising
Apr 08, 2025
The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels
Apr 07, 2025
Alberta Rat Campaign
Apr 04, 2025
Kensington Runestone
Apr 03, 2025
Battle of Castle Itter
Apr 02, 2025
Bessie Coleman - the First African-American Pilot
Apr 01, 2025
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Mar 31, 2025
Alfred Nobel and the Creation of Dynamite
Mar 28, 2025
Stonewall Riots
Mar 27, 2025
Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game
Mar 26, 2025
Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
Mar 25, 2025
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Mar 24, 2025
The Ice Bowl - Football's Most Famous Clash on the Frozen Tundra
Mar 21, 2025
Video Game Crash of 1983
Mar 20, 2025
The Opium Wars
Mar 19, 2025
Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History
Mar 18, 2025
Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
Mar 17, 2025
Library of Alexandria
Mar 17, 2025
Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
Mar 17, 2025
Rosa Parks
Mar 17, 2025
The Head of Oliver Cromwell
Mar 17, 2025
The Dancing Plague of 1518
Mar 17, 2025
Junko Tabei - the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest
Mar 17, 2025
Wojtek the Bear
Mar 17, 2025
The Great Emu War
Mar 17, 2025
Saint Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend
Mar 17, 2025
Introducing History Dispatches
Feb 28, 2025