On today’s Saturday Matinee, we appreciate Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece The Birth of Venus to learn about the woman depicted standing... more

April 4, 1925. Paranoid about rivals within the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler establishes a personal bodyguard that answers to him... more

April 3, 1860. The Pony Express begins when the first letter is carried from Missouri to California on horseback. Support the... more

April 2, 1800. Prussian composer Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna, Austria. This episode originally... more

April 1, 1978. Avant-garde musician John Cage gives an impromptu performance of his most famous work. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free... more

March 31, 1889. After four years of planning and construction, the Eiffel Tower is completed in Paris and inaugurated on... more

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we travel back to ancient Rome to witness how it transformed from a small town into... more

March 28, 1979. The worst Nuclear accident in American history begins when Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant experiences a... more

March 27, 1912. Japan gifts the United States 3,000 cherry trees, in a gesture of friendship between two nations once... more

March 26, 1964. New musical Funny Girl opens on Broadway, confirming leading lady Barbra Streisand as a superstar of stage... more