This Day In History

The stage is set for World War II on this episode of This Day In History.   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand take us back in time to discuss the beginnings of World War II. In 1939, an extraordinary chain of events set the stage for the second world war.... The post September 1st – World War II Begins appeared first on This Day In History.

Vladimir Lenin avoids a meeting with the “Grim Reaper” on this episode of This Day In History. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recall the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. In 1918, Fanni Kaplan, a member of the Social Revolutionary party, shoots and seriously injures Lenin after giving a... The post August 30th – The Attempted Assassination of Vladimir Lenin appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand bring you some more historical facts that are sure to please. Vasco da Gama sets sail for India, a “UFO” crashed in Roswell, and the first ever issue of the Wall Street Journal is published!  Join us for this episode of This Day... The post July 8th – The Wall Street Journal is Published appeared first on This Day In History.

By the end of the day (D-Day), 155,000 Allied troops successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recall what is considered by many to be America’s finest hour of the 20th century, D-Day. We hear a timeline of events as the guys take us through... The post June 6th – Remembering D-Day appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day... The post April 9th – Lee Surrenders appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the 17th Amendment becoming law in 1913, Hank Aaron hitting his 715th career home run, and John Madden is born! Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day In... The post April 8th – The 17th Amendment appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the Cold War and the the time President Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an “Evil Empire”. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day In History Podcast Twitter:... The post March 8th – The Cold War appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Alexander Graham Bell possibly inventing the telephone. They also talk about Mike Tyson unifying the Boxing Titles and the death of Stanley Kubrick. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook:... The post March 7th – Alexander Graham Bell’s Telephone? appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Winston Churchill coined the phrase “Iron Curtain” in his speech and the passing of John Belushi. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day In History Podcast Twitter: @history_podcast Email... The post March 5th- Winston Churchill’s Speech appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the epic War of the Roses, the birthday of Casimir Pulaski, and the death of the brilliant John Candy. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day In History... The post March 4th – The War of the Roses appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the finer points of the Women’s Suffragette Movement in the UK in 1918. The talk about some of the top figures in the movement as well as some of the numerous obstacles they had to overcome to gain the right to vote.... The post February 6th – Women Get the Right to Vote! appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand get into Eisenhower’s farewell address. They give the facts and information surrounding this historic event. Eisenhower’s farewell address stands as a great end to a president that was the first to leave office due to term limits. Join us for this episode of This... The post January 17 – Eisenhower’s Farewell Address appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the Casablanca Conference. The Conference was attended by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill and they discussed the next phase of WW2. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook:... The post January 14 – The Casablanca Conference appeared first on This Day In History.

  On this episode of This Day in History, Tony and Armand discuss the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy. The trophy would be later renamed the Heisman Trophy. They also talk about General Electric fires all Communist employees, the first YMCA, and the founding of the John Birch Society. Join us for this episode of This... The post December 9 – The Heisman Trophy appeared first on This Day In History.

FDR addresses Congress on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell about the very important events that occurred on this day. On this day in 1941, President Roosevelt gives his famous speech in which he asks Congress to declare war on... The post December 8 – FDR Asks Congress to Declare War and John Lennon is Shot appeared first on This Day In History.

The Empire of Japan attacks on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell about “a date which will live in infamy”. The Japanese attack on the Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii on this day in 1941. We hear... The post December 7 – Pearl Harbor appeared first on This Day In History.

The 13th Amendment is ratified on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about the official end of slavery in the United States. On this day, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is adopted when Georgia becomes the... The post December 6 – Slavery is Abolished appeared first on This Day In History.

The 18th Amendment is repealed on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to discuss the end of Prohibition. On this day in 1933, Utah became the 36th state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the U.S. the... The post December 5 – The End of Prohibition appeared first on This Day In History.

Burger King opens in Miami on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us the very important events that took place on this. On this day in 1954, the first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida. Originally opened as Instant-Burger... The post December 4 – The First Burger King Opens appeared first on This Day In History.

India sees one of the world’s largest industrial disasters on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about the Bhopal Disaster, also called the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. On this day in 1984, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India sees a massive gas leak... The post December 3 – Bhopal Disaster appeared first on This Day In History.

Rosa Parks sits where she wants on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Rosa Parks’ involvement in the civil rights movement. On this day in 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and was arrested... The post December 1 – Rosa Parks, Ford Motor Company, and World War II appeared first on This Day In History.

Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. On this day in the year 1517, Martin Luther speaks out against the... The post October 31 – 500 Years of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses appeared first on This Day In History.

Orson Welles broadcasts H.G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about the The War of the Worlds. On the evening of this day in 1938, 23 year-old Orson Welles adapts H.G Wells’s War of the Worlds as... The post October 30 -The War of the Worlds appeared first on This Day In History.

Constantine the Great begins his conversion to Christianity on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about Constantine the Great’s Vision of the Cross on this day in 312. A vision in the sky of a christian cross would lead... The post October 27 – Constantine’s Vision of the Cross appeared first on This Day In History.

The Wild West sees the most famous shootout in history on this episode of This Day In History!   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us about the the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona that took place on this day in 1881. On... The post October 26 – Gunfight at the O.K. Corral appeared first on This Day In History.

 St. Crispin’s Day sees an English victory on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony is back with Armand to tell us about the Battle of Agincourt that took place on this day in 1415. This battle proved to be very important for the Henry V and... The post October 25 – Hundred Years’ War: Battle of Agincourt appeared first on This Day In History.

The V-2 No. 13 rocket captures the first image of Earth from space on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Drew and John are joined by Armand to discuss the very important events that occurred on this day in history. On October 24, 1946, an unmanned... The post October 24 – The First Photo from Space appeared first on This Day In History.

The British begin to expel the Axis armies from Egypt on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Armand is again joined by producers at LineupMedia.fm, Drew and John, to discuss the very important event that occurred on this day in history. On October 23, 1942, the Second... The post October 23 – Second Battle of El Alamein Begins appeared first on This Day In History.

Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal Barca on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Armand is  joined by producers at LineupMedia.fm, Drew and John, to discuss the very important event that occurred on this day in history. On this day in 202 BC, the Battle of Zama marks... The post October 19 – The Battle of Zama appeared first on This Day In History.

The U.S. takes possession of Alaska on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to tell us how Alaska began the journey towards statehood. The United States purchased Russian America from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million and would not officially be handed over... The post October 18 – Russian America becomes the Department of Alaska appeared first on This Day In History.

Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are back to tell us about Al Capone being convicted of income tax evasion. On this day in 1931, Alphonse Gabriel Capone is sentenced to 11 years in... The post October 17 – Capone Convicted appeared first on This Day In History.

The widow of Louis XVI sees her last day on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are back to tell us about the death of the widow of King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was... The post October 16 – Marie Antoinette is Guillotined appeared first on This Day In History.

 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus dies on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Armand is joined by Eric, one of the hosts of the  Surreal Talk podcast, to tell us about the death of the Roman emperor, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who died at the age of 63... The post October 13 – Death of Claudius appeared first on This Day In History.

 SNL airs for the first time on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the first episode of NBC’s Saturday Night. The first episode of SNL, as it’s now called, would premiere on this day in 1975. That first episode was hosted by... The post October 11 – NBC’s Saturday Night Debuts appeared first on This Day In History.

Chicago is left in ashes on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the Chicago Fire of 1871, also known as the Great Chicago Fire. On this day 146 years ago, Chicago is changed forever after a fire burns through the city for roughly two days.... The post October 10 – The Great Chicago Fire appeared first on This Day In History.

Che sees his last day on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about controversial Argentine Marxist, Che Guevara. Che was a revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist that spent his life fighting against the spread of colonialism throughout Latin America. “The... The post October 9 – Ernesto “Che” Guevara is Executed appeared first on This Day In History.

“The Jazz Singer” premiers on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the first feature length “talkie” film, The Jazz Singer. The movie premiered on this day at Warner Bros.‘ theater in New York City on this day in 1927. The film is considered... The post October 6 – The First Feature Length “Talkie” Premiers appeared first on This Day In History.

The guys say happy birthday to Larry Fine on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand enjoy some of Larry Fine’s greatest comedy moments. Larry Fine, born Louis Feinberg on this day in 1902 in Philadelphia, has been most remembered for his role in The Three... The post October 5 – Happy Birthday Larry Fine! appeared first on This Day In History.

The Wikileaks.org domain name is registered on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us how Wikieleaks was launched on this day in 2006. The organization has since given an outlet for whistleblowers to post sensitive and classified political documents while keeping their identities... The post October 4 – Julian Assange Launches Wikileaks appeared first on This Day In History.

O.J. Simpson is aquitted on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us how the O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman on this day in 1995. The trial had viewers and listeners glued to their televisions... The post October 3 – The “Juice” is Temporarily Loose appeared first on This Day In History.

Charlie Brown makes his debut with Peanuts in 9 newspapers on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us how the famous daily strip turned TV show, Peanuts, is published for the first time in this day in 1950 by Charles M. Schulz. The Peanuts ... The post October 2 – Peanuts is Published by Charles M. Schulz appeared first on This Day In History.

The “Lone Ranger” rides into our hearts on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the birth of the “Lone Ranger” and the death of an American heartthrob. Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) was born on this day in 1914, and... The post September 14th – The Lone Ranger and Patrick Swayze appeared first on This Day In History.