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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Yesterday · 2 min
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None of the Beatles were particularly good piano players, on THIS DAY, September 2nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 2 min
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In the early days of train travel, even short trips were uncomfortable... on THIS DAY, September 1st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday · 2 min
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It was a group of construction workers who started the first Labor Day, on THIS DAY, September 7th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Monday · 2 min
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This children's toy was invented by the son of a famous architect on THIS DAY, August 31st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sunday · 2 min
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Are some weapons so dangerous that they ought to be banned? On THIS DAY, August 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Saturday · 2 min
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Forecasting hurricanes is not an exact science, on THIS DAY, August 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Friday · 2 min
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The railroads proved their worth in a big race, on THIS DAY, August 28th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 27 · 2 min
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The author hated the way her books were turned into a movie, on THIS DAY, August 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 26 · 2 min
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Major League Baseball almost banned broadcasts of its games, on THIS DAY, August 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 25 · 2 min
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Lewis and Clark passed through three areas that would become national parks, on THIS DAY, August 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 24 · 2 min
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Kenny Barker was part of a successful nightclub act. He would leave that for a shot at the movies, on THIS DAY, August 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 23 · 2 min
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Four people were taken hostage during a bank robbery in Sweden. The case did not end as expected, on THIS DAY, August 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 21 · 2 min
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A team from Belgium made it to the Little League World Series, on THIS DAY, August 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 20 · 2 min
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A new leader for the Soviet Union... and hard-liners didn't like his reforms, on THIS DAY, August 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 19 · 2 min
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For a long time, Ohio, not Michigan, was the automobile capital of America. More with Chris Conley on THIS DAY, August 19th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 18 · 2 min
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Doctors used to claim that cigarettes were healthy, on THIS DAY August 18th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 17 · 2 min
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A drilling and mining company... with a history of playing fast and loose with the rules, on THIS DAY, August 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 17 · 2 min
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A small river in Canada set off a massive land rush, on THIS DAY, August 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 16 · 2 min
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The Wright Brothers were first-in-flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Some people dispute that, on THIS DAY, August 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 15 · 2 min
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The cargo ship Ancon was too big for its own good, on THIS DAY, August 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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