This Day

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Listen to Chris Conley's unique look at something interesting that happened on THIS DAY in history.

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August 9 · 2 min
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A wealthy corporate lawyer became ill while on vacation on THIS DAY, August 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 8 · 2 min
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A 14-year-old boy who played the clarinet got a job with a riverboat band on THIS DAY, August 8th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 7 · 2 min
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Phillipe Petit was sitting in a doctor's office reading about the construction of the Twin Towers in New York. The building would become an obsession, on THIS DAY, August 7th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 6 · 2 min
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The electric chair is no longer used in death penalty cases. The first try did not go well, on THIS DAY, August 6th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 5 · 2 min
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If you've seen the movie Braveheart, you know something about the legend of William Wallace.. on THIS DAY, August 5th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 4 · 2 min
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A homeless black boy was taken in by a Jewish family. It changed his life, on THIS DAY, August 4th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 3 · 2 min
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She lived in an expensive neighborhood in New Jersey, and had some famous neighbors... on THIS DAY, August 3rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 2 · 2 min
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A rock'n ' roll show in Duluth. Minnesota changed a young man's life... on THIS DAY, August 2nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 1 · 2 min
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The first newspaper in North America was the Boston News-Letter. It was unclear if enough people would read it, on THIS DAY, August 1st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 31 · 2 min
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If you've ever dreamed of publishing a book, be prepared for many rejection letters... on THIS DAY, July 31st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 30 · 2 min
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Americans have always been fascinated with how things work, on THIS DAY, July 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 29 · 2 min
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Pluto isn't really a planet. And there is another giant space rock that's also circling our sun, on THIS DAY, July 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 28 · 2 min
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The movie Animal House was going to be filmed in Missouri, until school administrators read the script, on THIS DAY, July 28th, with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 27 · 2 min
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Vincent van Gogh suffered from mental illness, but an exact diagnosis isn't clear, on THIS DAY, July 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 26 · 2 min
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Movies... weren't really movies... until THIS DAY, July 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 25 · 2 min
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The Union army was pushing further south... would newly freed slaves fight with them, on THIS DAY, July 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 24 · 2 min
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Walt Disney's older brother Roy is responsible for one part of the Disney empire, on THIS DAY, July 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 23 · 2 min
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Dr. Wilhelm Loesser was a plastic surgeon. He made a devil's bargain and agreed to operate on a known killer, on THIS DAY, July 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 22 · 2 min
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A folk-rock act got their big break, but only if they'd change the words to one of their songs... on THIS DAY, July 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 21 · 2 min
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In the final days of his life, there were almost no signs that anything was wrong... on THIS DAY, July 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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