This Day

After the Revolutionary War, the U.S. enacted sky-high tariffs. Enforcing them was not so easy... on THIS DAY, August 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some legendary baseball cheaters were let off the hook, on THIS DAY, August 3rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very large oil field sits on the border of two countries. Could they share the wealth? On THIS DAY, August 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Mitchell founded a school on Nantucket Island, but it failed to attract enough students... on THIS DAY, August 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people needed really good alibis, on THIS DAY, July 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a lot of money to be made as a stock-market tipster, on THIS DAY, July 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

History has forgotten who Gavrilo Princip is. He literally changed the world, on THIS DAY, July28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Passengers on a cruise ship took up a collection for World War II soldiers. It changed one passenger's life, on THIS DAY, July 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She broke one of Hollywood's unwritten rules for leading ladies, on THIS DAY, July 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oregon, Washington state, Montana and the Dakotas were almost part of Canada, on THIS DAY, July 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Air Force needed a base to test long-range missiles. They found the right spot on THIS DAY, July 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Ford Model T was the first commercially successful car... but it was far from perfect, on THIS DAY, July 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This may have been the biggest political comeback... ever. On THIS DAY, July 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever been very attracted to someone else's girlfriend? On THIS DAY, July 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We could not have landed on the moon without Farouk El Baz, on THIS DAY, July 20th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Throughout history, many cities have had devastating fires. The biggest of them all happened on THIS DAY, July 19th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the winning strategy for playing poker? This player went "all in" over and over again, on THIS DAY, July 18th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you love jazz, this was the place to be... on THIS DAY, July 17th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most artists die broke,,, the value of their work only goes up after their deaths', on THIS DAY, July 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The First Lady thought she was haunted by a ghost, on THIS DAY, July 16th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Romeo and Juliet, the musical -- on THIS DAY, July 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many very good actors who are waiting for a role that will make them famous, on THIS DAY, July 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was something unusual about this nightclub... it didn't have a liquor license, on THIS DAY, July 12th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the International Space Station, NASA tried to build one on the cheap, on THIS DAY, July 11th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some fathers would try to toughen up their sons. This dad went too far, on THIS DAY, July 10th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long before Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear disaster happened at-sea on THIS DAY, July 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the world's first billionaire, on THIS DAY, July 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting a railroad across the desert southwest was not easy, on THIS DAY, July 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know there is a sequel to Forrest Gump, on THIS DAY, July 6th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it possible to clone an animal? On THIS DAY, July 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mstislav Rostropovich was the best cello player in the world. He came to the United States on THIS DAY, July 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tomorrow is Independence Day... but THIS DAY, July 3rd is the day that the fight for American freedom changed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated. Do you know who the second was? On THIS DAY, July 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let's talk about two movies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Red Dawn, on THIS DAY, July 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was going to defect from the Soviet Union... but it would not be easy, on THIS DAY, June 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joshua N. Halderman was one of the most skilled aviators ever, on THIS DAY, June 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Disney movie sat on the shelves for more than 40 years before it was filmed, on THIS DAY, June 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Union general was known for his patience and good judgement, on THIS DAY, June 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The war ended 50 years earlier, and soldiers from both sides had planned a reunion... on THIS DAY, June 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The biggest sports stars in the 1920s were baseball players and boxers... and he was the best boxer of his generaton, on THIS DAY, June 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher Latham Shoels was a newspaper publisher who was also working on a machine that could automatically number pages... on THIS DAY, June 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We won the war in Europe, and soon tens of thousands of American soldiers would be returning home... on THIS DAY, June 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.