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Hosted by C.L. Berns · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 215 episodes
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Wait, That’s Random: This Day in History is a daily podcast that explores the strange, unexpected, and often overlooked moments from this day in history.Each episode takes a closer look at a few real events—some well-known, others completely forgotten—and breaks them down in a way that’s easy to follow, thoughtful, and a little bit different from the usual history format.From inventions and accidents to turning points and unusual stories, every day has something worth discovering.New episodes daily.More “Wait, That’s Random” stories beyond history may be added in the future.
C.L. Berns hosts Wait, That's Random: This Day in History, a history show with 215 episodes published.
When John White returned to Roanoke Island, everyone was gone—but the colonists had left a destination carved into a post. Today we explore how helium was discovered on the Sun before it was found on Earth, what recent e
Monday, August 17, 2026 — National Thrift Shop Day One August night, part of a mountain crossed a Montana canyon and began creating a lake where no lake had existed before. Today we explore why ABBA’s The Visitors became
Sunday, August 16, 2026 — National Tell a Joke Day What does it take to step into something when nobody can promise how it will end? Today we explore a battle named for a town in another state, Joseph Kittinger’s jump fr
Saturday, August 15, 2026 — National Relaxation Day A Scottish king, one ordinary word, and a yellow brick road have more surprises behind them than you might expect. Today we explore the real Macbeth, discover how “hell
Friday, August 14, 2026, is National Creamsicle Day. A frozen orange-and-vanilla treat opens a journey through borders drawn on paper, a military deployment that lasted nearly four decades, and the quiet capture of an in
Thursday, August 13, 2026 — International Left-Handers Day Before “Hound Dog” became one of the most famous songs in rock and roll, Big Mama Thornton recorded the version that started it all. On the same date, Berlin beg
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — National Middle Child Day One of the most famous dinosaurs in the world was discovered because someone noticed a few bones sticking out of the ground. A vanished animal reminds us what can be
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — National Presidential Joke Day A Hollywood actress helps imagine technology that would shape the future. A prison island becomes one of America’s most famous landmarks. And an explorer discover
Monday, August 10, 2026 — National S’mores Day A mountain becomes a monument. A temporary solution becomes a permanent part of American life. And a small car becomes a symbol of a much larger debate. Today we look at the
Sunday, August 9 — National Book Lovers Day Some things become famous because of what they are. Others become famous because of what they come to represent. Today, we begin with Betty Boop, whose first appearance was ver
Saturday, August 8 — Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor’s Porch Day Some August 8 moments are serious. Some are cinematic. And one is just unbelievably gross. Today, we begin in 1974, when President Richard Nixon wen
Friday, August 7 — National Lighthouse Day Some moments become symbols almost immediately. Others become legends over time. Today, we begin with George Washington creating the Badge of Military Merit, a simple piece of p
Thursday, August 6 — National Root Beer Float Day Some things look permanent until the world changes around them. Today, we begin in 1806, when the Holy Roman Empire officially came to an end after lasting, in one form o
Wednesday, August 5 — National Oyster Day Some legends are built from what happened. Others are built from what people keep repeating afterward. Today, we look at the capture of William Wallace in 1305 and the way a real
Tuesday, August 4 — National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Some familiar things started in surprisingly messy ways. Today, we begin in 1790, when the service that became the U.S. Coast Guard started with ten revenue cutters
Monday, August 3 — National Watermelon Day Sometimes history happens under bright lights. Sometimes it happens by the glow of a kerosene lamp. Today, we begin in a quiet Vermont farmhouse in 1923, where Calvin Coolidge w
Sunday, August 2 — National Coloring Book Day Sometimes ordinary things carry more history than they should. Today, we begin with the first U.S. census in 1790, when the young country started counting itself and turning
Saturday, August 1 — National Disc Golf Day Some of history's biggest changes begin with something that seems small. Today, we look at the launch of MTV in 1981, when a tiny cable channel with a limited audience changed
Friday, July 31 — National Talk in an Elevator Day Today begins with one of the world's most dangerous mountains. On July 31, 1954, climbers reached the summit of K2 for the first time, proving that the world's second-hi
Thursday, July 30 — National Chili Dog Day A chili dog may be messy, but July 30 has even more chaos than that. Today, we look at the Black Tom explosion of 1916, a massive act of sabotage in New York Harbor that damaged
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Wait, That's Random: This Day in History is hosted by C.L. Berns. The show is categorised under history and has published 215 episodes.
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