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December 30th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2023 5:58


Today in history: Led Zeppelin captured live for the first time. Woody Hayes fired from Ohio State. Bobbysoxers riot for Sinatra. The USSR is established. The United Auto Workers Union holds first sit down strike. Iriqouis Theater catches fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 24th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 4:36


Today in history: Bob Hope gives his last performance in Vietnam. Poison hits number 1. Christmas truce in World War 1. Fire hits Library of Congress. Fisrt National Christmas tree is lit up. Soviet Union imvades Afghanistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 21st This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 5:30


Today in History: 'Who shot J.R.?' episode airs. Edison invents the phonograph. Anything Goes opens on broadway. Ella Fitzgerald wins amatuer night at the Appollo. Rocky opens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 19th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2022 5:34


Today in history: Arrest warrant issued for Michael Jackson. Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. Pele scores 1,000. Patty hearst released. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 17th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 4:10


Heidi Bowl takes place. Nixon 'I'm not a crook.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

November 10th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 5:07


Today in history: Sesame Street debuts. The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks. U.S. Marines organized. Windshield wiper patented. Kate Smith sings 'God Bless America.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 11th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 4:35


Today in History: Saturday Night Live debuts. First American political telecast takes place. Lunar1 Probe launched. Apollo 7 launched. Reagan and Gorbachev meet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 31st This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 2:49


Today in history: Harry Houdini dies. Halloween is celebrated. Nevada becomes a stste. Toyota opens in Hollywood.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 23rd This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 3:44


Today in History: Chicago hits number 1. Moscow Theater Siege. Brutus commits suicide. Gangster Dutch Schultz shot. Dumbo oens in New York. United Nations General Assembly convenes in New  York.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 18th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 4:01


Today in history: Ex-girlfriend of singer Al Green commits suicide in his house. Reggie Jackson hits three homeruns in a World Series game. US takes possession of Alaska.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 16th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 4:29


Today in History: Baby Jessica rescued from well. Disco Duck hits number 1. Planned Parenthood opens. China gets nuclear. El Camino released. Stampede kills 84 at World Cup match.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 7th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 3:59


Today in History: The Jazz Singer opens. Queen releases 'We Will Rock You, We are the Champions.' Edgar Allen Poe dies. Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland College 222-0. Cats open on Broadway. Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 19th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 3:24


Today in History: Goodfella's released. Washington Post published Unabomber manifesto. Mary Tyley Moore Show debuts. Rainier test takes place.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 4th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 3:58


Today in history: President Truman addresses the nation in the first live coast to coast television broadcast. The city of Los Angeles was founded. George Eastman registers trademark for Kodak. Mark Spitz wins gold medal number 7. Google filed for incorporation. Geronimo surrenders. Frank Zappa hits number 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 28th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 3:11


Today in history: Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the March on Washington. Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce. Warren Jeffs arrested. Zulu king captured. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 5 This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 1:25


Today in history: -Marilyn Monroe fround dead. -Pink Floyd releases first album. -Mars fly-by. -Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio. -American Bandstand network debut.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 4 This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 1:25


Today in history: -Jesse Owens wins gold. -Department of Energy established. -Fairness Doctrine abolished. -Lizzy Borden   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 3 This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 1:35


Today in history: -Columbus sets sail. -NBA formed. -Macarena hits the charts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 21 This Day In History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 2:40


July 21st - This Day In History - VW is protected by the German Government - Space Shuttle Land for the Last Time - Disco is born See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 7th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 3:58


Today in history: London attacked by suicide bombers. Lt. Col. Oliver North began his public testimony at the Iran-Contra hearing. President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Elvis Presley made his radio debut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 9th This Day In History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 6:01


Today in history: Notorious BIG killed. U.S. vs. Amistad. Columbus, New Mexico attacked. Edward R. Murrow is critical of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 8th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 5:44


Today in History: Beavis and Butthead debuts. Flight MH370 disappears. Joe Dimaggio passes away. 'February Revolution' begins in Russia. First combat troops arrive in Vietnam. Compact Disc Player demonstrated. Reagan refers to Soviet Union as 'Evil Empire.'         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 12th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 7:03


Today in history: All in the Family Debuts. Motown Records founded. Namath leads the Jets over the Colts. First public museum organized. Amos and Andy debuts as Sam and Henry. U.S. and Mexico sign Treaty of Limits. Hattie Caraway elected to Senate. Henry Ford sets landspeed record.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 11th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 5:28


Today in History: Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a National Monument. Charlie Chaplin's estate seized. Amelia Earhart begins trip across Pacific. The Hudson goes on display. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proposed.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 10th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 6:40


Today in History: Dwight Clark makes 'The Catch.' 'Convoy' by C.W. MCcall is released. 'Common Sense' published. Florida secedes from the union. The beginning of the London Underground. The start of the U.S. oil industry. AOL and Time Warner merge.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 9th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 5:22


Today in History: Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone. Lakers 33 game win streak ends. Christopher Columbus spots three 'mermaids.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 8th This Day in HIstory

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 5:12


Today in history: 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' is released. Music City Miracle takes place. George Washington delivers State of the Union. Crazy Horse and his warriors are defeated.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 7th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 3:48


Today in history: George Washington elected president. Bill Clinton impeachment trial begins. The Harlem Globetrotters play their first game. CDQ becomes a maritime distress call. Commercial transatlantic telephone service begins. The stamp increases in price.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 6th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 3:52


Today in history: Nancy Kerrigan attacked. Boston Garden damaged by Led Zeppelin fans. King Henry the 8th marries. George Washington marries Martha. New Mexico becomes the 47th state. Year round day light savings time begins on trial basis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 5th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 6:08


Today in History: The Yankees announce the purchase of Babe Ruth. Hip Hop is born. Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge begins. Edward The Confessor dies. The National Association of Adubon Societies is incorporated.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 4th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 4:18


Today in history: The Doors release their self titled album. Bobby Vinton tops the charts. Richard Nixon refuses to hand over recordings. Utah is admitted as the 45th state. Puerto Ricans ruled not aliens. Europe untited with common currency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 3rd This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 4:54


Today in History: The Buffalo Bills defeat the Houston Oilers in 'The Comeback.' Noriega surrenders to U.S. Jack Ruby dies. The Battle of Princeton New Jersey. Ground breaking for Brooklyn Bridge. March of Dimes polio campaign started. Alaska becomes the 49th state. American Embassy closes in Savannah.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 2nd This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 4:44


Today in history: Nixon signs Emergency Highway Conservation Act. The Weaver banned by NBC. Georgia becomes 4th state to ratify constitution. First classes at Georgetown University. Religious services broadcast on radio for first time. 66 soccer fans die in stampede.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

January 1st This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 4:09


Today in history: Hank Williams Sr. found dead. Frankenstein published. Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation. The Unites States Parcel Post system goes into operation. Der Fuehrer's Face starring Donald Duck airs. AT&T breaks up. Pot shops open in Colorado. The first ball drop occurs in Times Square.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 31st This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 4:29


Today in history: Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash. Ricky Nelson killed in plane crash. Thomas Edison demonstartes incandescent light. First New Year's celebration in Times Square. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 29th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 5:43


Today in History: Christian Slater arrested for drunk driving. Pat Boone hits number 1 with April Love. Texas becomes the 28th state. Wounded Knee Massacre takes place. Thomas Beckett slain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 28th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 4:04


Today in history: Debbie Reynolds passes away. First test tube baby born. Worlds first commercial movie screening. Galileo observes Neptune. Iowa becomes the 29th state. Night Of The Iguana opens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 27th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 4:15


Today in history: Radio City Music Hall opens. Howdy Doody debuts. Montgomery Ward properties siezed. Charles Darwin sets out on round the world voyage. World Bank established.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 26th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 5:33


Today in history: Bugsy Siegel opens the Flamingo. Jimi Hendrix writes Purple Haze. The Exorcist opens. Magical Mystery Tour broadcast. Kwanza is celebrated. 80 deaths caused by snowstorm in the northeast.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 25th This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 2:59


Today in History: Jesus Christ born. First known commemoration of Christmas Day takes place in rome. Silent Night performed for the first time. George Washington cross the Delaware River for a surprise attack.         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 23rd This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 7:20


Today in history: Van Gogh cuts his ear. Franco Harris makes 'immaculate reception.' Chuck Berry arrested. Balloon Boy parents sentenced. Federal Reserve Act Signed. NBC sets up coast to coast network.         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 22nd This Day in History

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 5:34


Today in history: The first gorilla is born in captivity. John Wayne Gacy confesses. Lincoln Tunnel opens. Beethoven's 5th Symphony world premiere.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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