Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conf
As a plot to assassinate Mohandas Gandhi unfolds, the Mahatma goes to existential lengths to reconci
The “chief sufferers” of Partition, according to Mohandas Gandhi, were women. As the subcontinent de
As Partition finally becomes reality in August 1947, the new boundary sparks a mass migration in the
It’s 1947. After many long years of struggle, India is about to gain its independence from the Briti
As the British Raj crumbles, old animosities begin to stir in the subcontinent’s communities. Mohand
In the summer of 1947, the British Raj relinquished its hold over the Indian subcontinent. In its wa
On September 1st, 1983, a South Korean commercial airliner inexplicably drifted 200 miles off course
After weeks of uncertainty and fear, the Great Crash finally arrives on October 24th, 1929. While Am
In this special featured episode of History Daily, host Lindsay Graham gives an atmospheric retellin
As economic disaster looms in the Fall of ‘29, the American public is blissfully unaware, entranced
One of the worst financial disasters in history unfolded on Wall Street in late October of 1929. Wit
Some revere it as an art form, others revile it as a blood sport, but no matter where you stand, few
It’s 1992. The 40th Army is long gone and the Soviet Union has collapsed, but war still rages across
As the CIA wages a covert proxy war against the Soviet 40th Army, the Mujahideen are showered with b
The Soviet 40th Army invaded Afghanistan in the closing days of 1979. They would not leave for anoth
When Soviet Russia invaded Afghanistan in December of 1979, few could have imagined what a seismic i
The infamous Koh-I-Noor diamond currently sits in the Tower of London among the crown jewels of the
After the Battle of Midway, the Japanese Navy is in tatters and Yamamoto’s hopes of a quick victory
In 1941, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the most hated man in America. As the architect of Japan’s Dec
Civil war has torn the Caliphate apart. In 656 AD, Aisha marches with an army at her back. Ali, newl
