This Day

The politics of honoring an American hero, on THIS DAY, February 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting a letter delivered in colonial times was not so easy, on THIS DAY, February 20th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were two big changes to the childrens' TV show Mister Rogers Neighborhood, on THIS DAY, February 19th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not all, Germans rallied around Adolph Hitler, on THIS DAY, February 18th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a presidential election that ended in a tie. That tie was broken on THIS DAY, February 17th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were many baseball players whose careers were interrupted by war. One was even drafted twice, on THIS DAY, February 16th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When the new independent subway system opened, there was no faster way to get to uptown Manhattan... on THIS DAY, February 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before there was Valentine's Day, there was the Roman festival of Lupercalia... on THIS DAY, February 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Consider how much we know about Charlie Brown and Snoopy and all of the Peanuts characters, on THIS DAY, February 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There were at least five earlier attempts to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, on THIS DAY, February 12th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jail cell door opened, and a dangerous man walked free... on THIS DAY, February 11th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The survival rate for heart transplants is now above 90%, thanks to one doctor on THIS DAY, February 10th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Soviet leader was a fanatic; we wondered if we could work with him... on THIS DAY, February 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are 8 celebrities who will forever be linked together, on THIS DAY, February 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Children's stories used to teach lessons... this lesson was to behave, on THIS DAY, February 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A workhouse for orphaned boys... we had places like that in the United States, on THIS DAY, February 6th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Houston, we have a problem." The problems with the Apollo 13 mission almost doomed our entire space program, on THIS DAY, February 5th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a city bus, had an earlier run-in with the same bus driver... on THIS DAY, February 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 14-year-old boy was a very good artist, and he had an unusual neighbor... on THIS DAY, February 3rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before electricity, Groundhog Day was a blessing of candles... on THIS DAY, February 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Abraham Lincoln was president, the most famous black man in the United State was Frederick Douglas. They would meet three times, on THIS DAY, February 1st with Chris Conley,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parts of India are Hindu, and other parts are Muslim. That's led to generations of violence, on THIS DAY, January 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Henry Ford was working in his factory, another man was working on something similar half a world away, on THIS DAY, February 29th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smuggling things into the United States was a bigger problem when we were a young nation than it is today, on THIS DAY, January 28th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The British had the strongest navy in the world during the Revolutionary War. They tried to use that to their advantage, on THIS DAY, January 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IBM 14-01 computer was big... and fragile... on THIS DAY, January 30th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was one of Hollywood's best known actors, and he gave away almost all of his money... on THIS DAY, January 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know how to play charades ? If you do, you could win some big money on this early TV show, on THIS DAY, January 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boys don't grow into men by accident. Someone must set their moral compass. On THIS DAY, January 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are some great early rock n roll stars. What do they have in common, on THIS DAY, January 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know what the legal terms "legal standing" and "mootness" mean? A legal lesson on THIS DAY, January 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This would be the biggest airplane ever... but would there be enough passengers to fill it? On THIS DAY, January 21st with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jokes about Donald Trump began as soon as he came down the golden escalator, on THIS DAY, January 20th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 15-year-old from Georgia got a summer job in Connecticut to earn money for college on THIS DAY, January 19th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He wrote stories about war... but we remember him for his children's books, on THIS DAY, January 18th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mafia bosses need very good bodyguards, on THIS DAY January 17th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had a disagreement, on THIS DAY, January 16th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete Gogolak was a football placekicker. He may be the reason we have the Super Bowl, on THIS DAY, January 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Velma Jean Terrell was a very good singer who was put into an impossible situation, on THIS DAY, January 14th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The audience went wild at this country and rock concert, on THIS DAY, January 13th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In baseball, good pitching stops good hitting. That delicate balance would change on THIS DAY, January 11th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joyce and her brother Rolle ran a gift shop in Nebraska on THIS DAY, January 10th, 2026 with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Phillip Astley was a tremendous horse rider, at a time when everyone knew how to ride... on THIS DAY, January 9th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812... only, not really... on THIS DAY, January 8th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This drug kingpin seemed to get away with everything, on THIS DAY, January 7th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

War was about to begin again in Europe... the U.S. was still coming out of the Great Depression... and THIS DAY, January 6th with inauguration day with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He would become a big rock n roll star, but his record label refused to release his first album, on THIS DAY, December 5ht with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was a brilliant scientist, but he was sidetracked by smaller, less important things, on THIS DAY, January 4th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young filmmaker wanted to do a Hamlet movie. He got laughed out of a Hollywood producer's office on THIS DAY, January 3rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johan Dipple attempted some very unusual and gruesome experiments, on THIS DAY, January 2nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.