This Day

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.

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.

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.

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.

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