Episodes

  • August 8th in History
    Aug 8 2024

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    1974 U.S.A. Nixon Resigns
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-resigns
    1988 Lights go on at Wrigley Field
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lights-go-on-at-wrigley
    1942 U.S.A. Operation Pastorius
    https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-operation-pastorius-2361251
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    14 mins
  • August 6th in History
    Aug 6 2024

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    1945 Nuclear Bomb Hiroshima
    https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1945/hiroshima.htm
    1971 England Chay Blyth
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-58115031
    1997 Microsoft Buys Stake in Apple Computers
    https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-invested-in-apple-in-1997-2015-10
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    14 mins
  • August 5th in History
    Aug 5 2024

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    1999 Mark McGwire Home Run
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/daily/aug99/06/cards6.htm
    1963 Soviet Union Test Ban Treaty
    https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/nuclear-test-ban-treaty
    1975 England Dutch Elm Disease
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/5/newsid_2527000/2527513.stm
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.

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    15 mins
  • August 4th in History
    Aug 4 2024

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    1989 Savings and Loan Crisis
    https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/savings-and-loan-crisis
    2006 U.S.A. Ford Recall
    http://edition.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/08/03/ford_recall/index.html
    2012 Michael Phelps Wins 18th Gold
    https://www.voanews.com/a/amputee_makes_olympics_history/1455158.html
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    12 mins
  • August 3rd in History
    Aug 3 2024

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    1958 North Pole Nautilus
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nautilus-travels-under-north-pole
    1978 Canada Commonwealth Games
    http://canadasports150.ca/en/british-empire-games-commonwealth-games/1978-commonwealth-games-edmonton/35
    1923 Calvin Coolidge Sworn In As President
    http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/coolidge.htm
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    11 mins
  • August 2nd in History
    Aug 2 2024

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    1990 Iraq Invades Kuwait
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iraq-invades-kuwait
    1973 Isle of Man Holiday Resort Fire
    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7592744/summerland-fire-leisure-centre-isle-of-man-cause/
    1943 PT-109 Commanded by Lt. John F. Kennedy
    https://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/this-day-in-politics-aug-1-1943-120893
    The music used as the background track for this podcast is Americana created by Kevin MacLeod on Incompetech.com.


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    10 mins
  • August 1st in History
    Aug 1 2024

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    1981 MTV Debuts
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mtv-launches
    1941 Willy's Jeep Introduced
    https://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/28/original-1941-jeep-willys-mb/
    2007 Minneapolis I35W Bridge Collapse
    https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=bridges
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    8 mins
  • July 30th in History
    Jul 30 2024

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    1935 First Penguin Paperback
    https://www.lovereading.co.uk/blog/on-this-day-july-30-in-1935-penguin-published-the-first-paperback-books-8523
    1971 Lunar Rover Used For First Time
    https://spacecenter.org/otd-first-use-of-the-lunar-roving-vehicle-july-31-1971/
    2003 Last Original Beetle Built
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-classic-vw-beetle-rolls-off-the-line
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    10 mins