This Day

When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, it freed the slaves. Well, not exactly... on THIS DAY, January 1st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The largest corporation in the world made most of its profits through illegal drugs, on THIS DAY, December 31st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's unhealthy, but we eat it anyway... it's bacon! On THIS DAY, December 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United States had a long-running border dispute with Texas. It heated up on THIS DAY, December 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new high school, and a summer camp... they turned a young man's life around, on THIS DAY, December 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Little White Bird was a book of children's stories from a hundred years ago. One character is still remembered on THIS DAY, December 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beatles just had their first number-1 song in the United States, and their fans wanted more music... on THIS DAY, December 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Porter wrote a story about Christmas gift-giving on THIS DAY, December 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The birth of Jesus Christ came after a long trip, on THIS DAY, December 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can a bank lend money it doesn't have? On THIS DAY, December 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you make a movie about a poet? On THIS DAY, December 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a story behind the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, on THIS DAY, December 21st with Chris ConleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three ships set sail for the new world on THIS DAY, December 20th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Victorian England, you could be thrown into debtor's prison if you owed money. On this day, December 19th, with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were originally 12, not 10, articles in the Bill of Rights, on THIS DAY, December 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many of us congratulated ourselves when many of George Orwell's predictions did not come true in 1984... on THIS DAY, December 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is one "mean" role in an otherwise happy movie, on THIS DAY, December 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two men who didn't like each other had to find a way to work together, on THIS DAY, December 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boys without fathers -- many would land in reform school, on THIS DAY, December 12th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Horace Wells was a dentist... and he had a toothache on THIS DAY, December 11th with Chris Conley,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To keep audiences interested, The Cosby Show added new characters, on THIS DAY, December 10th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, militant Muslims are fighting for a caliphate, a unified Muslim world. There was a time when many Europeans supported them, on THIS DAY, December 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was something unusual about Shakespeare's play Othello, on THIS DAY, December 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young man's life was turned upside down, and basketball was his escape... on THIS DAY, December 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some countries win their independence by winning a war. This country became a nation by blowing things up, on THIS DAY, December 6th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President James Polk had one line in his State of the Union that changed the American west, on THIS DAY, December 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1950s, McDonald's restaurants were popping up everywhere. Not everyone liked their food, on THIS DAY, December 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Washington crossed the Delaware -- in the other direction -- on THIS DAY, December 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.