This Day

Gale Sayers was on his way to becoming the best running back in the NFL, on THIS DAY, November 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professional football had just come to Detroit, on THIS DAY, November 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Life and Accident insurance company wanted to advertise on the radio, on THIS DAY, November 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What foods were missing from the first Thanksgiving? On THIS DAY, November 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet the first grave robbers, on THIS DAY, November 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A promising young baseball player suffered a serious injury, on THIS DAY, November 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tied woman on her way home from work... that bus ride would change history, on THIS DAY, December 1st with Chris Conley,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Jackson's Off The Wall album sold 10-million copies... he thought it wasn't enough, on THIS DAY, November 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Her name was Destiny Hope, and she was a daddy's girl... on THIS DAY, November 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Animated movies - cartoons - took forever to get from the drawing board to the big screen. More on THIS DAY, November 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Griffey Jr, a baseball hall-of-famer, refused to play for the New York Yankees... on THIS DAY, November 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The baseball player Archie 'Moonlight' Graham is not just a character from the movie Field of Dreams. More from Chris Conley on THIS DAY, November 20th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government of India tried to bring indoor plumbing to remote parts of their country, on THIS DAY, November 19th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A beloved Christmas story was first told in a girly magazine, on THIS DAY, November 18th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do the gates of hell look like? On THIS DAY, November 17th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nazis recruited some of their officers from neighboring countries... but not everyone wanted to serve, on THIS DAY, November 16th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's listen to some old-time radio on THIS DAY, November 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was the best known writer in America, and he had a neighbor who wanted to get to know him, on THIS DAY, November 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special permission was needed for a new building project on the National Mall in Washington on THIS DAY, November 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Germany came within 20 miles of victory on the eastern front with Russia, until THIS DAY, November 12th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the United States entered World War I, it was thought that the war would be over in a few weeks or a month or two. On this day, November 11th, with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three ship captains... and a difference of opinion about the weather... on THIS DAY, November 10th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If there was life in other parts of the galaxy, how would they find us? On THIS DAY, November 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A big scientific discovery... by accident... on THIS DAY, November 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was no bigger Hollywood tough guy than Steve McQueen. His career was cut short on THIS DAY, November 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1970s many companies were phasing out their pension plans, on THIS DAY, November 6th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two families got together for a night of drinking and game playing. When it was over, one never spoke to the other again... on THIS DAY, November 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is so much theatrical history on Broadway... but only one person has a statue there... on THIS DAY, November 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Folk music went mainstream on THIS DAY, November 11th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City Marathon was almost cancelled after its first running, on THIS DAY, November 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thomas Edison invented one of the first movie camera. He found something interesting to film, on THIS DAY, November 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Halloween. Here's one thing to be afraid of, on THIS DAY, October 31st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has an American military commander ever won the Nobel Peace Prize? The answer is "yes," on THIS DAY, October 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you buy or sell stock, a computer can instantly tell you the value of your portfolio. It wasn't always that way, on THIS DAY, October 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A trip to the Statue of Liberty used to be very different, on THIS DAY, October 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people saw the California gold rush as a business opportunity, on THIS DAY, October 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the telephone, there was the telegraph... and on THIS DAY, October 26th there was near instant communication anywhere in the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man worked as a stagehand, and got tired of seeing the same performances night after night, on THIS DAY, October 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did the cat feel about this stunt? On THIS DAY, October 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the Great Depression, golf became too expensive for many people to play... on THIS DAY, October 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were fierce Indian tribes to his east, and the Mexican army to his west. A general had to decide which one to attack, on THIS DAY, October 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever been stuck in the mud? On THIS DAY, October 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.