History Dispatches
Matt and McKinley BreenHistory 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.
Project Isabela: The Galapagos Goat War
Jul 29 • 16m
Assassination attempt of Teddy Roosevelt
Jul 28 • 19m
Versailles Rail Accident
Jul 25 • 16m
Jack Black: The Greatest Rat Catcher
Jul 24 • 13m
The Lost Episodes of Doctor Who
Jul 22 • 15m
The Caravel
Jul 21 • 16m
History of the Periodic Table of Elements
Jul 17 • 13m
Mystery of the Mary Celeste
Jul 16 • 18m
Boudica - The Celtic Warrior Queen
Jul 15 • 16m
Carol Kaye: First Lady on Bass
Jul 14 • 18m
Broken Arrow: Americas Missing Nukes
Jul 11 • 18m
The Coelacanth: Discovery of a Living Fossil
Jul 10 • 15m
Catacombs of Paris
Jul 9 • 15m
Lost Army of Cambyses
Jul 8 • 15m
Nathan Hale
Jul 4 • 25m
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Jul 3 • 13m
Pope Joan: The Legendary Female Pope
Jul 1 • 14m
Adventures of the Stanley Cup
Jun 30 • 20m
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Jun 27 • 14m
World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle
Jun 26 • 10m
Billy Possum
Jun 25 • 26m
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Jun 24 • 21m
History of the Lobotomy
Jun 23 • 14m
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Jun 20 • 17m
Magawa: The Hero Rat
Jun 19 • 11m
Book of Kells
Jun 18 • 17m
Disco Demolition Night
Jun 17 • 15m
Charles Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum
Jun 16 • 21m
Great Molasses Flood
Jun 13 • 11m
Iron Brigade
Jun 12 • 15m
The Goat Who Sailed Around the World - Twice
Jun 10 • 11m
Sicilian Expedition
Jun 9 • 27m
Doctor Samuel Mudd
Jun 6 • 19m
Kemper Rebellion of 1804
Jun 5 • 14m
Heist of the Stone of Scone
Jun 4 • 26m
Stone of Scone
Jun 3 • 13m
Great Smog of London
Jun 2 • 15m
The Teddy Bear
May 29 • 17m
The Denver Spiderman
May 28 • 24m
Halifax Explosion
May 27 • 16m
The Liberty Bell
May 26 • 14m
Robert Emmet and the Speech from the Dock
May 23 • 18m
Theft of the Mona Lisa
May 22 • 15m
Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
May 21 • 18m
Pony Express
May 20 • 14m
Ark of the Covenant
May 19 • 13m
Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
May 16 • 20m
Divorce of Catherine of Aragon
May 15 • 17m
Moctezuma's Gold
May 14 • 22m
The Peshtigo Fire - History's Deadliest Wildfire
May 13 • 15m
Great Chicago Fire
May 12 • 16m
The Death of Glenn Miller
May 8 • 20m
1883 Eruption of Krakatoa
May 6 • 17m
Wu Zetian - China's Only Female Emperor
May 2 • 15m
Joshua Glover: Freedom Found
May 1 • 17m
The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
Apr 30 • 22m
William Walker and the Filibuster War
Apr 22 • 20m
Enheduanna: History's First Author
Apr 21 • 8m
1527 Sack of Rome
Apr 17 • 23m
Anders' Exiled Polish Army of WWII
Apr 16 • 16m
Sidi Mubarak Bombay
Apr 15 • 19m
Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army
Apr 14 • 18m
Johnny Appleseed
Apr 10 • 18m
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Apr 9 • 21m
The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels
Apr 7 • 14m
Alberta Rat Campaign
Apr 4 • 13m
Kensington Runestone
Apr 3 • 15m
Battle of Castle Itter
Apr 2 • 14m
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Mar 31 • 12m
Alfred Nobel and the Creation of Dynamite
Mar 28 • 14m
Stonewall Riots
Mar 27 • 13m
Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
Mar 25 • 18m
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Mar 24 • 21m
Video Game Crash of 1983
Mar 20 • 13m
The Opium Wars
Mar 19 • 19m
Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
Mar 17 • 22m
Library of Alexandria
Mar 17 • 14m
Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
Mar 17 • 18m
Rosa Parks
Mar 17 • 19m
The Head of Oliver Cromwell
Mar 17 • 15m
The Dancing Plague of 1518
Mar 17 • 14m
Wojtek the Bear
Mar 17 • 13m
The Great Emu War
Mar 17 • 20m
Saint Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend
Mar 17 • 13m
Introducing History Dispatches
Feb 28 • 1m
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