This Day

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.