This Day

Two baseball players were rewriting the home run record book... but things were not as they seemed, on THIS DAY, June 3rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The communist party in Poland was showing signs of weakness, on THIS DAY, June 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This woman got her big break when she was filling-in at a factory job, on THIS DAY, June 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This actor played out-of-control tough guys... he was one himself... on THIS DAY, May 31st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A horrible rumor cost 12 people their lives, on THIS DAY, May 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Hollywood masterpiece... that no one remembers, on THIS DAY, May 20th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During World War Two, thousands of women took over jobs that men used to do, on THIS DAY, May 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is one of the most famous paintings in the world... and today it looks completely different, on THIS DAY, May 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Dylan was going to be dropped by his record label, until THIS DAY, May 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Logan was a commander in the Union army during the Civil War. We remember him for something else, on THIS DAY, May 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This director's first sci-fi movie was a flop, on THIS DAY, May 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmers, doctors, metal workers all need accurate temperatures, which was not so easy in the 1700s... on THIS DAY, May 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two of the biggest producers in Hollywood had a huge disagreement, on THIS DAY, May 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The S.S. Savannah looked like a tall-mast sailing ship, but there was one thing that was different about her... on THIS DAY, May 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some movie scripts don't come together until the last minute; often there are changes after filming begins... on THIS DAY, May 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It became much harder to immigrate to the United States on THIS DAY, May 19th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crops failed in Ohio, and farmers would try something different on THIS DAY, May 17th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet the man who studied home economics in college, on THIS DAY, May 16th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One company once controlled 88 percent of the crude oil in the United States. That came to an end on THIS DAY, May 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For college students, picking the right courses can be tricky... a computer program would help, on THIS DAY, May 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a TV news program that made fun of TV news programs, on THIS DAY, May 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. military sometimes assisted in the making of war movies... but not this one, on THIS DAY, May 12th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mothers Day was started as an anti-war holiday, on THIS DAY, May 11th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two business partners set out to swindle each other, on THIS DAY, May 10th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He didn't graduate from high school because of his late-night part-time job, on THIS DAY, May 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Illich dreamed of being a baseball player, and his dream almost came true on THIS DAY, May 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Germany was going to lose World War II. Their unconditional surrender came on THIS DAY, May 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, is being honored on THIS DAYm May 6th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New fashion trends were starting at a small boutique in Paris, on THIS DAY, May 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should criminals have to pay taxes on money they steal? It was an unusual case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, on THIS DAY, May 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a time when $5 was a lot of money - especially for gambling... on THIS DAY, May 3rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Foster pitched in an exhibition baseball game; it's where he got his nickname on THIS DAY, May 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should there be one day when the entire nation turns to prayer? It is THIS DAY, May 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There had always been rumors that Princess Anastasia survived a plot to kill Russia's royal family. That came to an end on THIS DAY. April 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This singer once recorded an album called The I.R.S. Tapes, on THIS DAY, April 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The International Space Station was so expensive to build that we partnered with the Soviet Union, on THIS DAY, April 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the movie Firefox, we tried to steal a Russian Mig. Something like that happened in real life, on THIS DAY, April 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Her family moved to Hollywood... so she had to become an actress, on THIS DAY, April 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silicone is used as a sealant, but it has another useful quality... on THIS DAY, April 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NFL got a new football team on THIS DAY, April 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1900 life was very different from one part of the country to another, on THIS DAY, April 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the Civil War, the Confederate states thought it was their God-given right to own slaves, on THIS DAY, April 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.