Hi History Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show, Chess Piece: The Elián González Story.  About the show: At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his life. Relatives in Miami — Cuban exiles — took the boy in. His father in Cuba wanted him back. The ensuing international custody battle over Elián González became its own mini Cold War, pitting Cuban exiles in Miami against supporters of Castro’s regime on an island just 90 miles away.  The fight over Elián’s future came down to neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Now, 25 years later — we revisit his story through the voices of people who lived it firsthand. Listen here and subscribe to Chess Piece: The Elián González Story on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, the first televised professional baseball game was broadcast from an experimental TV station in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted. In its first season, the series tackles the most influential crime organization in American history, the New York Mafia. Discover how the seemingly random murder of an influential mafioso sparked a chain of events that led to the downfall of the city's five major crime families at the height of their power.  Listen here and subscribe to Law & Order: Criminal Justice System on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence as the State of Franklin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the animated short “The Skeleton Dance” held its official premiere at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, three powerful tornadoes wreaked havoc in southeast Minnesota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a NASA rocket launched the Voyager 2 space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1791, American author and astronomer Benjamin Banneker wrote a 1,400-word letter to Thomas Jefferson, challenging his views on slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1843, the Tivoli Gardens amusement park opened its gates for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, pioneering Black journalist Ethel Lois Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, according to German legend, a circus performer named Otto Witte conned his way onto the Albanian throne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister introduced a new technique to help prevent surgical infections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s classic book “Walden, or, A Life in the Woods” was published for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the novelty song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” hit No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, New Jersey homemaker Alice Ramsey completed her historic cross-country road trip. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1890, convicted killer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by electrocution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee became the first woman to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the heptathlon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1980, Icelandic politician Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became the first woman in the world to be elected president.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, MGM Studios’ mascot Leo the Lion roared for the first time on the big screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hi, TDIHC fans! iHeartPodcasts and TenderfootTV are excited to tell you about the Flashpoint podcast. Host Cole Locascio investigates to complex topics surrounding the 1996 Olympic bombings in Atlanta, Ga. We think you'll want to hear this, but you don't have to take our word for it. Check out the trailer and decide if this is your next listen! Show Description: On July 27th, 1996, a domestic terrorist bombed the Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, GA. While the FBI and the media fixated on the wrong man, the bomber planned his next, more overtly political attacks on 2 abortion clinics and a gay nightclub. The bomber would later be identified as a dedicated soldier in the white-supremacist Christian Identity Movement. Through the lens of these 4 bombings, and the victims left to pick up the pieces, Flashpoint explores America's greatest threat, the political and religious radicalization of homegrown terrorists. Listen to Flashpoint on the free iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1931, massive swarms of grasshoppers created chaos for Midwestern farmers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan created controversy by using an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, an all-star baseball team played a benefit game for the family of fallen pitcher Addie Joss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently and simultaneously discovered a comet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1812, the Duke of Wellington’s British forces defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1799, French soldiers discovered a stone slab inscribed with ancient writing near the town of Rosetta, Egypt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comăneci became the first female gymnast in Olympic history to score a 10 for her performance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, American aviator Douglas Corrigan began his “wrong way” flight from New York to Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, the first mechanical parking meters were installed in downtown Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, the duck-billed platypus was exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at the Bronx Zoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, the long-running TV game show “Family Feud” aired for the first time on ABC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, the burning wreckage of America’s first space station crashed into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin patented the V-shaped three-point safety belt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, the New York Sons of Liberty tore down a statue of British monarch George III.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1881, according to culinary legend, the first ice cream sundae was made at Ed Berners’ soda fountain in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 5th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1844, Icelandic fishermen killed the last remaining pair of great auk seabirds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, amateur pilot Larry Walters launched himself skyward using a lawn chair and several dozen weather balloons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, the original Sony Walkman portable cassette player was released in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 28th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, the FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had infiltrated the United States by submarine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Shirley Jackson's seminal short story "The Lottery" was first published in “The New Yorker.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, self-taught illustrator and Kewpie Doll creator Rose O’Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American author and inventor Mark Twain received a patent for a new kind of scrapbook.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, Columbia Records released the first long-playing vinyl record, or LP.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, "The Huckleberry Hound Show" became the first animated TV series to win an Emmy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 240 BC, ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, American suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty of voting illegally in the 1872 presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1242, at the direction of King Louis IX, all known copies of the Talmud in France were burned.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution adopting an official flag for the United States of America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, American farmer Charles Osborne started hiccupping and didn’t stop until 68 years later.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener was granted a patent for what would later be known as the Swiss Army Knife.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, the world’s first hovercraft set off on its maiden voyage from the Isle of Wight.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 10th (and June 9th) flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1866, Native American tribal leader Chief Seattle died at the Suquamish Reservation in Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, the first "L" train in Chicago made its inaugural journey through the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, the world famous Big Ben clock bell rang out over London for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, English playwright Christoper Marlowe was stabbed to death in a London tavern.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” made its inauspicious debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, 16 women were dismissed from the Curtis Publishing Company for dancing the Turkey Trot on their lunch break. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, American inventor Lonnie Johnson received a patent for the iconic Super Soaker water gun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these May 24th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1900, William H. Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravely defending the American flag during the Civil War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1570, Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius published the world’s first modern atlas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, two wealthy college students abducted and killed a 14-year-old boy in an effort to commit a “perfect crime.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1862, the Homestead Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1964, the first Tim Horton Donuts shop opened in Hamilton, Ontario.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, seventeen U.S. states instituted mandatory gasoline rationing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, a small group of Freedom Riders was attacked by a white mob at the Greyhound depot in Anniston, Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs as its presidential candidate.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Nix v. Hedden that tomatoes are vegetables, not fruits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin published the famous “Join, or Die” political cartoon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, two brothers stumbled upon a well-preserved corpse in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, in a fit of nocturnal inspiration, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards wrote “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, British medical student Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, the California Senate passed a law restricting the property ownership rights of Asian immigrants.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, six inmates at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary carried out the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1840, the introduction of the Penny Black postage stamp revolutionized the British postal system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the first toy to be advertised on television.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the world famous Peace rose was introduced to gardeners at a special ceremony in Pasadena, California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, the Chicago Cubs became the first Major League team to have live organ music performed at a ballgame.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1901, New York became the first state in the U.S. to require license plates on motor vehicles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, American actress Jane Fonda released her first exercise video, “Jane Fonda’s Workout.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1878, the White House hosted its first official Easter Egg Roll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1782, the Dutch Republic became the second nation to officially recognize the sovereignty of the United States.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1906, a powerful earthquake devastated San Francisco, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, French General Henri Giraud made a daring escape from a Nazi stronghold in Saxony, Germany. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1972, giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing moved into their new home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1817, America’s first permanent school for deaf children opened in Hartford, Connecticut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every family has an origin story – for author Jo Piazza (Under the Influence, Wilder) her family's is a murder mystery. For as long as she can remember the Piazzas have told the story of their Sicilian roots going back over a hundred years ago: one by one the sons and then their father sailed off to America to carve out a better life. Their mother, Lorenza Marsala was supposed to join them – but she never made it. She was murdered by the Sicilian mafia, they said. The truth of what happened has morphed like a game of telephone through the generations. Various versions of the story claim she was killed by the Black Hand, others insisted she was a witch, killed over a bad spell. Now, Jo is determined to untangle the twisted narrative which just might bridge the gap from cinematic mob fantasies to an unexpected reality. Join her in Sicily on a family vacation/fact finding mission in which she goes to the scene of the crime, confronts mafia experts, consults mediums, and tracks down Italian officials, determined to set the record straight on her great, great grandmother’s mysterious disappearance. Listen here and subscribe to The Sicilian Inheritance on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these April 12th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1633, the banana made its British debut in the window of a London apothecary.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, world-renowned Black opera singer Marian Anderson performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, actor and director Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, Private First Class Sadao Munemori was killed in action near Seravezza, Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, Private First Class Sadao Munemori was killed in action near Seravezza, Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1996, FBI agents raided the remote Montana cabin of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, Thomas Lincoln Tally opened the first dedicated movie theater in Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, the residents of Sitka, Alaska, were fooled into thinking that a nearby volcano was erupting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1848, an ice jam in Lake Erie caused Niagara Falls to slow to a trickle.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1910, French amateur pilot Henri Fabre made the first successful seaplane flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather declined an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1885, Jeanette Pickersgill became the first person to be legally cremated in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk for the first time at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these March 21st flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Michael Jordan announced his return to professional basketball by releasing a two-word statement: “I’m back.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1966, the Scott Paper Company launched a promotion for disposable paper dresses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park was established as the first underwater nature preserve in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1863, American folk hero Casey Jones was born in southeastern Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, amateur inventor Chester Greenwood received a patent for his new and improved style of earmuffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, Prince Alfred of Edinburgh survived an attempt on his life during a visit to Sydney, Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, Mattel introduced the Ken doll at the International Toy Fair in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, the U.S. Senate adopted a rule that allowed a two-thirds majority to cut off debate and force a vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, American comedian Phyllis Diller made her professional debut at the Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1836, the Mexican army defeated a group of Texas rebels at the Battle of the Alamo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the Wham-O toy company received a patent for the Hula Hoop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, American writer Ernest Hemingway finished the manuscript for his classic novella “The Old Man and the Sea.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, the Swatch Group released its first collection of watches in Zürich, Switzerland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1288, according to Scottish legend, Queen Margaret passed a law allowing women to propose marriage to men on Leap Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, the Denver International Airport officially opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1964, the Italian government began accepting proposals for how to save the Leaning Tower of Pisa from collapsing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, legendary musician Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima, six Marines planted the U.S. flag at the summit of Mount Suribachi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1876, Native American writer and activist Zitkála-Šá was born.  --- On this day in 1861, after losing a bet, Edward Payson Weston embarked on a 478-mile walk from Boston to Washington D.C.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, the original “Legend of Zelda" video game was released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, a crowd of 20,000 Nazi sympathizers staged a rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the State of Georgia created the first literature censorship board in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1932, Illinois farmer James Markham received the first fruit tree patent for his hybrid peach tree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, the now-famous “We Can Do It!” poster was first displayed in several Westinghouse factories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave the first televised tour of the White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1923, the New York Renaissance basketball team was formed in Harlem. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1994, Edvard Munch's world-famous painting “The Scream" was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1895, the first game of volleyball was played at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, white state troopers shot and killed three unarmed Black students on a college campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon claimed the top spot on the U.S. singles chart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, three massive waves created chaos on Australia’s Bondi Beach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, U.S. forces began a secret operation to distribute Allied propaganda through Germany’s own postal service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Very Special Episodes, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie.” Follow Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday. Listen here or on the iHeartRadio app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, New York City’s Grand Central Terminal was officially opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1884, the first section of the Oxford English Dictionary was published, covering the words “a” through “ant.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, American soldier Edward Slovik was shot to death for deserting his post.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 9 BC, the Altar of Peace was dedicated in Rome as a tribute to Caesar Augustus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the Seeing Eye was established as the first guide dog training school in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, pioneering aviator Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1759, celebrated poet Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1908, the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell’s “Scouting for Boys” was published in England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, the USS Pueblo and its 83 crew members were captured at sea by North Korean forces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1997, Tulsa resident Lottie Williams was struck by falling debris from a Delta II rocket.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, legendary rock singer Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, the groundbreaking sitcom "The Jeffersons" aired for the first time on CBS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Denmark sold the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix to the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1547, 16-year-old Ivan Vasilyevich was proclaimed the first tsar of Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, Ilse Koch was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1863, Hindu spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was born in Kolkata, India. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, Canadian teenager Leonard Thompson became the first diabetic patient to be treated with insulin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, the last ship to take British convicts to Australia arrived at the port of Fremantle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1811, the German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt in modern-day Louisiana, began.On this day in 1867, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, granting African American men the right to vote for the first time in the nation’s history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1893, blues and folk musician Elizabeth Cotten was born near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topsy the Elephant was electrocuted on this day in 1903.On this day in 1809, French educator Louis Braille, namesake of the Braille reading and writing system, was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1848, Black American merchant Joseph Jenkins Roberts was sworn in as the first president of Liberia.On this day in 1946, William Joyce, better known to the British as Lord Haw-Haw, was put to death for betraying his country on behalf of Nazi Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, thirty-three members of a Nazi spy ring headed by Frederick Joubert Duquesne were sentenced to serve time in prison. --- On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon established a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour on every highway in the United States.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1818, Mary Shelley's debut novel, "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," was first published. --- On this day in 1959, musician Johnny Cash rang in the new year by performing live at San Quentin State Prison in California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1566, eccentric astronomer Tycho Brahe lost a large chunk of his nose in a swordfight with his third cousin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Baltimore journalist Henry L. Mencken published a faux history of the bathtub titled “A Neglected Anniversary.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1944, the Roosevelt administration seized control of the Montgomery Ward company for a second time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, a record-breaking snowstorm wreaked havoc in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1223, St. Francis created the world's first Nativity scene in Greccio, Italy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1882, the first Christmas tree with electric lights was displayed at the home of Edward Hibberd Johnson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1970, rock icon Elvis Presley met with President Richard Nixon at the White House.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" premiered at the Globe Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Captain Jonathan Davis squared off against 14 bandits in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, American speed skater Ken LeBel set a world record by jumping over 17 barrels while wearing ice skates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, the American Psychiatric Association reversed its stance on homosexuality, declaring that it is not a mental illness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1926, acclaimed novelist Agatha Christie resurfaced after a mysterious 11-day disappearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, Hans Riegel founded the Haribo candy company in Bonn, Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1980, a notebook containing writings and illustrations by Leonardo da Vinci was sold at auction for $5.1 million. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1936, Edward VIII became the first monarch in British history to give up the throne voluntarily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, renowned muralist Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas kicked its way to the top spot on the U.S. singles chart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law revoking the citizenship of American women who married noncitizens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, the Park-O-Mat driverless parking garage opened in Washington, D.C.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, the Montreux Casino burned to the ground during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, the first Christmas savings account was opened at the Carlisle Trust Company in Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elizabeth I delivered her "Golden Speech" on this day in 1601.On this day in 1966, the east Caribbean island of Barbados gained its independence from the United Kingdom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1847, a group of Cayuse tribespeople killed 13 people at the Whitman Mission, as they believed that physician and religious leader Marcus Whitman was deliberately spreading measles.On this day in 1775, physician and amateur chemist James Jay invented a new kind of invisible ink, which was later put to use in the American War of Independence.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy on this day in 1720. You can find more to the story in the August 15, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1967, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell became the first person to detect a radio pulsar.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1810, Theodore Hook the sent a multitude of goods and service providers to the home of Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berners Street in London as a prank.On this day in 1868, at dawn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne village along the Washita River in what is now Oklahoma.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, physical therapist and inventor Bessie Blount was born.On this day in 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman recorded the first European sighting of the island now known as Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, Mexican painter José Clemente Orozco was born.On this day in 1889, an early forerunner of the modern jukebox was installed for public use at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco, California.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blackbeard was killed on this day in 1718. There's more to the story in the May 5, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1968, during a turbulent year for race relations in America, actors William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols shared a prominent kiss on an episode of Star Trek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the Piltdown Man, supposedly the remains of a missing evolutionary link between apes and humans, was revealed to be a hoax in the press.On this day in 1934, at 17-years-old, Ella Fitzgerald became the first female performer to win Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A whale sank the Essex on this day in 1820. There's more in the Sep. 27, 2010 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1695, Afro-Brazilian anti-resistance leader Zumbi was executed by the Portuguese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the Irish government evacuated the last remaining residents of the Blasket Islands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1532, the last ruler of the Inca Empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors at the Battle of Cajamarca.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1867, the world’s first stock ticker was unveiled at the New York Stock Exchange.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend a previously all-white school in New Orleans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1940, Walt Disney's "Fantasia" premiered at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who Killed JFK? For 60 years, we are still asking that question. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's tragic assassination, legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner teams up with award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien to tell the history of America’s greatest murder mystery. They interview CIA officials, medical experts, Pulitzer-prize winning journalists, eyewitnesses and a former Secret Service agent who, in 2023, came forward with groundbreaking new evidence. They dig deep into the layers of the 60-year-old question ‘Who Killed JFK?’, how that question has shaped America, and why it matters that we’re still asking it today. Listen to Who Killed JFK? on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-who-killed-jfk-127000428/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1908, the first Gideons Bibles were placed at the Superior Hotel in Montana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, the IRS seized Willie Nelson’s properties in six states for non-payment of taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, a German carpenter tried to kill Adolf Hitler. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1965, the Pillsbury Doughboy appeared in his first TV commercial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, an arson fire swept through the Universal Studios backlot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, the Chicago Tribune wrongly declared Thomas Dewey the winner of the previous day’s presidential election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, a rogue computer program was unleashed on the Internet for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Jacques Plante became the first goalie to wear a face mask during an NHL game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1589, alleged werewolf Peter Stumpp was put to death in Bedburg, Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, “Garfield’s Halloween Adventure” aired for the first time on CBS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, the King of the Monsters made his big screen debut when the original “Godzilla” premiered in Nagoya, Japan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, the infamous island prison of Alcatraz was opened to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1944, the first kamikaze bombers sank an American warship at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1593, a Spanish soldier fell asleep in the Philippines and supposedly woke up in Mexico just a few seconds later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, American gangster Dutch Schultz was ambushed at the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, Dick Fosbury used a revolutionary high jump technique to win a gold medal at the Mexico City Olympic Games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video rental store opened in Dallas, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, American troops raised the U.S. flag over Puerto Rico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, after a year of grueling labor, the two sides of the Burma Railway were joined at the Konkoita POW camp in Thailand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1869, a 10-foot-tall stone giant was unearthed on a farm in Cardiff, New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1860, James Wallace Black took a photo of Boston from a hot air balloon 1,200 feet in the air.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, Douglas Adams published his comedic sci-fi masterpiece "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, Paul Bogle led hundreds of Black Jamaican protestors in the Morant Bay Rebellion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt received a patent for an imitation ivory pool ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen up, TDIHC fans! We are super excited about a brand-new podcast called The Puzzler. It's a daily show jam-packed with, you guessed it, PUZZLES. We think you'll love this show, too but you don't have to just take our word for it. Check out this trailer to decide if you enjoy a daily puzzle fix like we do. Show Info: Finally, your daily puzzle fix—in audio form! Every day, in 10 minutes or less, New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and his celebrity guests will puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old puzzle favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Plus, Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska joins A.J. each week to present new puzzles from the Puzzle Lab. And there’s a daily Extra Credit Puzzler for our Puzzlers at home. (Answers revealed in the following episode.)  Tune in to The Puzzler on the iHeartRadio app, or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, a meteorite the size of a bowling ball crashed into a parked Chevy Malibu in a suburb of Peekskill, New York.Che Guevara was executed on this day in 1967.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, William Sianis allegedly put a curse on the Chicago Cubs after he and his pet goat were ejected from Wrigley Field.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, American Dave Kunst became the first known person to circumnavigate the globe on foot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1915, President Woodrow Wilson established the Dinosaur National Monument to protect one of the world’s richest known fossil beds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, Nazi Germany successfully fired the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1950, Charles Schulz’s beloved “Peanuts” comic strip began its record-setting, 50-year run.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1829, Scotland Yard was founded as the headquarters of Greater London’s Metropolitan Police.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1850, an act of Congress outlawed the practice of flogging within the U.S. Navy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School opened in Albion, New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, esteemed broadcast journalist Barbara Walters was born in Boston, Massachusetts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your teenage brain or a political punchline that just feels wrong now. It might be a very specific red swimsuit that inspired a decade of plastic surgery (see: “Baywatch”) or the inescapable smell of an entire generation of prepubescent boys (Axe body spray, anyone?). Each week on IN RETROSPECT, Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett revisit a pop culture moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped them — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and a woman’s place in it. Listen to IN RETROSPECT with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-in-retrospect-with-susie-122206786/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, "National Geographic Magazine" began publication as the official journal of the National Geographic Society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold agreed to betray his country in exchange for £20,000 and a high rank in the British army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, during an infamous episode of “Happy Days,” Henry Winkler’s Fonzie jumped over a shark while on water skis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev lost his composure after being told that he could not go to Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, Jimmy Carter filed a report claiming he had seen an unidentified flying object four years earlier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, the long-running detective series “Columbo” premiered on NBC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that later became America’s national anthem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Henry Hale Bliss was fatally struck by a taxicab.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, seven people encountered a mysterious creature on a farm in Flatwoods, West Virginia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, a Category 4 hurricane devastated the Hawaiian island of Kauai.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Delano Grape Strike began on this day in 1965.On this day in 1504, Michelangelo's David was unveiled to the public. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pirates raided the Ganj-i-Sawai on this day in 1695. There's more in the May 9, 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Henry Every, Successful Pyrate."On this day in 1936, the last thylacine, aka Tasmanian tiger, died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1651, after fleeing for his life following his defeat at the Battle of Worcester, Charles II, the King of Scotland and rightful King of England, took refuge in a tall oak tree.On this day in 1877, jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden was born in New Orleans. Learn more about Buddy on the December 19th, 2018 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Hippie" was first used in print with its current meaning on this day in 1965.On this day in 1976, The Muppet Show, created by American puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, made its world premiere on ITV stations throughout the United Kingdom.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A series of events known as the Peekskill Riots ended on this day in 1949.On this day in 1888, American entrepreneur George Eastman received a patent for the world's first camera designed to use rolls of film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Out of the Shadows is a podcast about America's tangled history of immigration hosted by award-winning New York Times writer Erick Galindo and entrepreneur and best-selling author Patty Rodriguez. Season 2: Dreamers Last season, we tackled Ronald Regan’s 1986 amnesty act, Season 2 will trace the origins of DACA or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a contentious executive order to protect undocumented young people from being deported. Issued by former President Barack Obama in 2012, DACA was meant to be a temporary stop gap on a broken immigration system. Welcome to Season 2 of Out of the Shadows - Dreamers. Season 1: Children of 86 Immigrants and their children have long lived in the shadows of America, their destinies aren't just shaped by where they come from but by their particular place in history. In 1986, the lives of millions of immigrants and their children were changed by one lucky stroke of a pen by an unlikely ally, President Ronald Reagan. This podcast will examine the ripple effects the bill had on first-generation kids of immigrants who are navigating intergenerational mobility and transforming the cultural landscape. This is an untold story of luck, timing, triumph, opportunity, survival, and of course, hope.   Listen here and subscribe to Out of the Shadows on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An error during a crash dive led to a catastrophe aboard the submarine USS S-5 on this day in 1920. There's more to the story in the November 26, 2014 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1969, the Free Officers Movement overthrew King Idris I, and Muammar Gaddafi assumed power.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Ann Nichols was murdered on this day in 1888, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripper.On this day in 1963, the prime minister of Singapore declared de facto independence for the country.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

England's master gardener, Lancelot "Capability" Brown, was baptized on this day in 1716.On this day in 1892, the steamship Moravia arrived in New York from Hamburg, Germany, where a cholera epidemic was happening.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in history, race car driver Wendell Scott was born in Virginia. Learn more about Scott in a two-part episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1911, the last surviving member of the Yahi people was found, on the brink of starvation, near a slaughterhouse in Oroville, California.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emmett Till was murdered on this day in 1955. For a longer look at the story, listen to the August 28, 2017 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "The Motherhood of Mamie Till-Mobley."On this day in history, one of the largest recorded geomagnetic storms, known as the Carrington event, began.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Moon Hoax began on this day in 1835. There are many more details in the March 30 and April 1, 2015, episodes of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters held its first meeting. Learn more about the Brotherhood in an episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class at https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-brotherhood-of-sleeping-car-porters.htm ---  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Microsoft launched its revolutionary Windows 95 operating system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1305, Sir William Wallace was put to death in London for alleged treason against King Edward I of England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first American president to make a public appearance riding in an automobile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1614, notorious serial killer Elizabeth Báthory was found dead in Čachtice Castle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovered an unknown element while observing a solar eclipse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1653, French finance minister Nicolas Fouquet hosted an ill-advised party at his new palatial estate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1841, an angry mob gathered outside the White House and burned an effigy of President John Tyler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison proposed saying “hello” when greeting someone on the telephone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, David Nelson Mullany created the first working prototype of the Wiffle Ball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having trouble sleeping? Join Yoga and meditation teacher Kathryn Nicolai for bedtime stories where nothing much happens to help you relax and sleep peacefully. The stories are a soft landing spot for your mind. Rather than letting your brain race through the same thoughts you’ve been chasing all day, we are taking a detour to a calm and comfy place. We tell the story twice and go a bit slower the second time. You can find our book, "Nothing Much Happens," in over 20 languages. Listen to Nothing Much Happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-nothing-much-happens-bedti-29945275/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, the Mall of America had its grand opening in Bloomington, Minnesota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1835, a mob of hundreds of white men used a team of oxen to pull an integrated schoolhouse off its foundation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, beloved cartoon character Betty Boop made her big-screen debut in the animated short “Dizzy Dishes.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, American geochemist Wallace Broecker coined the term “global warming.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1888, American inventor Theophilus Van Kannel was granted a patent for the revolving door.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, New York Yankees’ right fielder Dave Winfield was arrested for accidentally killing a seagull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, after more than a year without service, residents of the Paradise Lakes nudist resort started receiving mail again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1876, legendary lawman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot in the back of the head while playing poker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, the original Six Flags theme park had its soft opening in Arlington, Texas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, NASA astronauts drove a Lunar Roving Vehicle on the Moon for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1932, the pre-Code horror film “White Zombie” premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1949, the world’s first jet-powered airliner made its inaugural test flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1956, the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ocean liner Stockholm collided off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1851, Great Britain’s wildly unpopular window tax was finally repealed after 156 years on the books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 356 BC, a mysterious anarchist named Herostratus set fire to the world-renowned Temple of Artemis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, a group of badly burned airmen in the Royal Air Force established "The Guinea Pig Club."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1903, French bicycler Maurice Garin took first place at the inaugural Tour de France.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, a ceremony commemorating the first sale of atomic electricity was held at a power plant in West Milton, New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, mechanical engineer Willis Carrier completed his design for what would become the first modern air conditioner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British climber Edward Whymper and six companions completed the first ascent of the Matterhorn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a citywide power outage created total chaos in New York City.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the Ohio Art Company released a new mechanical drawing toy called the Etch A Sketch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, the United Nations proclaimed a newborn boy the world’s five billionth inhabitant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, a weather observer in Death Valley measured a record high temperature of 134°F.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history. On Wonder Media Network’s award-winning podcast, we’re telling the stories of women you may or may not know — but definitely should. Listen to Womanica on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-womanica-45926723/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, President William McKinley signed a joint resolution annexing the Hawaiian islands to the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 6th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 5th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you Friday for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these July 4th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, President Ronald Reagan rededicated the Statue of Liberty in honor of its centennial anniversary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1936, the novel “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell was first published by the Macmillan Company.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, an early sports mascot named the San Diego Chicken made his triumphant return to professional baseball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, all branches of the Freedmen’s Bank closed their doors for good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing the new audio drama Supreme: The Battle For Roe starring Maya Hawke and William H. Macy. At 26 years old, Sarah Weddington stands in a courtroom for the first time in her life and argues the defining case of her era: Roe V. Wade. Supreme tells her unlikely story, as well as that of Justice Harry Blackmun, who’s appointed to the High Court at the same time. Sarah and Harry – both new, untested, and scared out of their minds – are on a collision course. She struggles to overcome the many obstacles placed in her path, while he must find the courage to step out of his lifelong best friend’s shadow and take a stand. Together, they create one of the defining moments of the century. Cast: Maya Hawke, William H. Macy, Abigail Breslin, Andrea Savage, Felicity Huffman, Laura Benanti, Garrett Hedlund, Josh Hamilton, Luke Kirby, William Fichtner, James Naughton, and Katie Couric. Created and Written by Aaron Tracy. Directed by Rachel Winter. Executive Producers are Eva Longoria, Ben Specter, Aaron Tracy and Rachel Winter. Produced by Kelly & Kelly. Listen to Supreme: The Battle For Roe on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-supreme-the-battle-for-ro-116789213/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1871, the yen became the national currency of Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, products marked with barcodes were sold for the first time at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, Tim Burton’s Batman made its theatrical debut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1847, according to culinary legend, American sailor Hanson Gregory invented the ring-shaped doughnut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick became the first woman to skydive from an airplane.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these June 20th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1910, Father's Day was celebrated for the first time in Spokane, Washington.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union at an airport in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1992, during a campaign stop at a New Jersey elementary school, Vice President Dan Quayle misspelled the word “potato.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, the United States conducted the first in a series of nationwide civil defense tests known as Operation Alert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, the body of Bavarian king Ludwig II was found floating in Lake Starnberg, just south of Munich. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, hang glider pilot and amateur cyclist Bryan Allen made the first human-powered flight across the English Channel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1902, America's first coin-operated cafeteria opened in Philadelphia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Kerouac but make it a girl with braids. Carrie Bradshaw, but without the sex, and also braids. An American Icon. An American Odyssey. American propaganda. Violently so, in some cases. Laura Ingalls Wilder is evergreen. For better or worse. Since the first Little House book was published in 1932, generations of readers have flocked to Laura’s cozy stories of the Ingalls family settling the Western frontier. The series inspired a TV show, pageants, and entire fashion lines. Behind this franchise is a woman who experienced almost a full century of American history. She’d made her first trips in a covered wagon, and eventually flew on a jet plane. Laura Ingalls Wilder’s life and legacy remain as powerful, mesmerizing, controversial, and violent as the America she represents. In a country currently at odds with itself and its history could there be a better time for an exploration of this woman? Listen to Wilder on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-wilder-112847598/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1516, Pope Leo X’s favorite pet, a rare white elephant named Hanno, passed away at the age of seven. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1982, Elvis Presley’s Memphis home was opened to the public for tours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1813, British forces launched a surprise attack on U.S. troops encamped at Stoney Creek, Ontario. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, the Green Belt Movement began with the planting of seven trees at Kamukunji Park in Nairobi, Kenya.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1813, after being mortally wounded at the Battle of Boston Harbor, Captain James Lawrence issued his final command: “Don’t give up the ship.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1790, the first U.S. federal copyright law was signed into effect by President George Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these May 30th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, the U.S. War Department insisted that Black mothers and widows must travel on segregated boats in order to visit their loved ones’ graves in Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a week-long bed-in for peace at a hotel in Montreal, Canada. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1994, the ashes of Pennsylvania native George Swanson were buried in the driver’s seat of his beloved sports car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1970, Soviet engineers began drilling the deepest man-made hole ever dug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1796, George and Martha Washington offered a $10 reward for the capture of an escaped enslaved woman named Ona Judge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner with a metal-tipped cane.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, more than 15,000 people attended a now-annual frog jumping contest in Calaveras County, California. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1927, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre opened on Hollywood Boulevard, marking the debut of one of the world’s most iconic cinemas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1620, English traveler Peter Mundy wrote the earliest known description of a carousel ride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole was first reported in the scientific journal Nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, Justice Abe Fortas stepped down from the Supreme Court due to his involvement in a financial scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1978, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it would no longer name hurricanes exclusively after women.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company announced its development of a tubeless car tire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1999, beloved children’s author Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack at his home in Key West, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first commercially produced birth control pill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, Coca-Cola was sold for the first time at a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1809, Mary Kies became the first woman in the United States to receive a patent in her own name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1873, a toll bridge in Dixon, Illinois, collapsed into the Rock River and took a crowd of more than 200 people with it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1966, late-night talk show host Johnny Carson and actress Eva Gabor demonstrated how to play a new party game called Twister.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1935, thousands of Filipino peasants staged a rebellion in the agricultural region of Central Luzon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1924, the first iodized salt in the U.S. went on sale at Michigan grocery stores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, the first animated electric sign was installed on Broadway in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order that banned gay people from working for the federal government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1886, legendary blues singer Ma Rainey was born in Columbus, Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1792, a French bandit became the first person to be killed by guillotine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, during a peaceful demonstration at Biloxi Beach, a group of Black activists were attacked by white segregationists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, Nintendo released the original Game Boy in Japan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these April 20th flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you tomorrow for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann discovered the psychic effects of LSD while bike riding home from his lab. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1930, BBC Radio announced there was no news to report and played 15 minutes of piano music instead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, cartoon icon Daffy Duck appeared for the first time in the Warner Bros. animated short “Porky’s Duck Hunt.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers explores the post-presidential legacy of America’s sixth president: John Quincy Adams. Though often only seen as a failed one-term president and the son of a Founding Father, Adams spent his final decades in Congress fighting the slavocracy and forming a bridge between the founding of America and the era of Lincoln. Founding Son features Patrick Warburton as the voice of John Quincy Adams, Nick Offerman as the voice of Andrew Jackson, and Grey DeLisle as the voice of Louisa Adams. Listen to Founding Son John Quincy Adams America on the iHeartRadio App or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-founding-son-john-quincys-111619900/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1945, the crew of a Nazi submarine had to abandon ship after a plumbing issue forced them to surface in the line of enemy fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, to mark the bicentennial of American independence, a new $2 bill was released to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1877, Harvard student James Tyng became the first-known baseball player to wear a catcher’s mask.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1938, the first meeting of the Barbershop Harmony Society was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic departed from Southampton on its doomed maiden voyage to New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1978, U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced his decision to delay production of the neutron bomb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1896, the opening ceremony of the first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, more than 8,000 radio stations played the charity single “We Are the World” simultaneously.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1958, the world famous peace symbol was displayed for the first time at an anti-nuclear war rally in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, CBS Television canceled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a popular yet controversial variety show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband, John Adams, imploring him and his political colleagues to keep the interests of women in mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1858, Jamaican-born inventor Hymen Lipman registered the first patent for a pencil with a built-in eraser.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, President Herbert Hoover had the first telephone installed in the Oval Office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, an explosive fire at a whisky warehouse claimed the lives of fourteen firefighters and five members of the Glasgow Salvage Corps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1912, First Lady Helen Taft and Viscountess Iwa Chinda planted two Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey there, history fans! We're off for today, but please enjoy these flashback episodes from the TDIHC vault, and be sure to tune in Monday for a brand new episode. On this day in 1912, civil rights leader Dorothy Height was born in Richmond, Virginia. On this day in 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez dumped 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1857, the first commercial elevator began operation inside a New York City department store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius escaped his imprisonment by hiding inside a book chest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, a black bear named Yogi was ejected from a supersonic bomber during a test of the plane’s escape capsule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1345, the alignment of three planets supposedly caused the Black Death pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1958, production began on the live-action Disney film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, Mississippi finally voted to ratify the 13th Amendment–130 years after its passage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, the first dot-com domain name was registered by Symbolics Inc., a Massachusetts computer company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, American dentist and women’s rights activist Lucy Hobbs Taylor was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s debut novel, Lolly Willowes, was published by Viking Press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 432 BC, the newly-completed Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, a serial killer couple known as the Lonely Hearts Killers were put to death at Sing Sing Prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, the Writers Guild of America began one of the longest union strikes in Hollywood history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry capsized shortly after leaving the Zeebrugge harbor in Belgium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1887, American teacher Anne Sullivan was introduced to her star pupil, Helen Keller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1789, the Pennsylvania legislature lifted a decade-long ban on live theater.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1639, Governor John Winthrop documented a report of unidentified flying objects in the sky above Boston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1844, an American naval cannon exploded during a peacetime demonstration, killing six spectators and wounding many others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, the Boston Presbytery voted to remove Reverend Edwin Curtis from his church after learning he had baptized a dog. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1835, Jotham Meeker published the first newspaper printed entirely in a Native American language. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1868, author and civil rights advocate W.E.B. Du Bois was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's “Parents Just Don't Understand” became the first hip-hop song to win a Grammy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing was officially incorporated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey there, history fans! We're off for President's Day, but don't worry, we've got plenty of classic shows to tide you over. Please enjoy these flashback episodes from the TDIHC vault, and be sure to tune in tomorrow for a brand new episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1997, the Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously to retire the state song.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1957, British TV broadcasters broke the “toddler’s truce” by adding an extra hour of evening programming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1903, a Brooklyn candy store advertised the world’s first teddy bear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, This Day in History Class listeners! The newest hit docuseries of another star-studded podcast, The Last Soviet is live. Go check out the beginning of this thrilling journey with Lance Bass, NSync Superstar, and Russian-trained astronaut!”   About The Last Soviet: Lance Bass, NSync Superstar, and Russian-trained astronaut takes you on a wild ride into space. He tells the story of the last Soviet cosmonaut who is trapped on the world’s only space station, as the country he knows and loves collapses beneath him. On this journey through Earth’s atmosphere in the form of a podcast, Lance introduces you to the woman who won a reality show cosmonaut contest, a ham radio operator in Australia who became a lifeline for the Soviet Space Station, a hustler from Chicago who tried to sell coca-cola to the Russians and the editor of Playboy who took part in a revolution.   It’s one man’s dream to go to space, his dedication to the country he thought he knew and 313 days spent orbiting the Earth. 313 days that changed our world.    Plus, Lance’s own dream to go to space and the lengths he went to make it a reality.  Listen to The Last Soviet on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, seven members of “Bugs” Moran’s gang were shot dead at a garage in Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, the newly formed League of Nations formally recognized Swiss neutrality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, the Major League Baseball rules committee officially banned the spitball pitch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1796, the emperor of China renounced his throne in deference to his grandfather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1855, a trail of unusual footprints caused a religious panic in South West England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1984, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Lee Stewart became the first humans to walk untethered in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, the first national meeting of the Sámi people was held in Trondheim, Norway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau published his bestselling memoir The Silent World.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1925, American retailer Sears opened its first department store in Chicago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1951, the KTLA TV station in Los Angeles made the first live broadcast of an atomic explosion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, the first McDonald’s in Russia opened for business in Moscow’s Pushkin Square.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1815, President James Madison authorized Congress to purchase Thomas Jefferson’s personal library.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1996, German president Roman Herzog declared a national day of remembrance for the victims of Nazism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1784, in a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin expressed his disapproval of the eagle as America’s symbol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1858, the “Wedding March” and “Here Comes the Bride” were performed together for the first time at a royal wedding in London. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, Danish immigrant Christian K. Nelson received a patent for a frozen treat known as the Eskimo Pie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, the lifeless body of Elva Zona Heaster Shue was found inside her home in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1649, following his defeat by Parliament in the English Civil Wars, King Charles I was put on trial for tyranny and treason.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, singer-songwriter Dolly Parton was born in Locust Ridge, Tennessee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1779, English thesaurus author Peter Mark Roget was born in Soho, London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1997, the High Court of Ireland granted the country’s first divorce.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1749, an angry crowd destroyed a London theater after a performer known as the Bottle Conjuror failed to make his scheduled appearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1942, American industrialist Henry Ford received a patent for a plastic-bodied car made from soybeans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1998, nineteen European nations signed a pact prohibiting the cloning of human beings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1878, the New York Dairy Company delivered milk in glass bottles for what’s believed to be the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1897, Ukrainian scientist Waldemar Haffkine injected himself with a vaccine he created to combat bubonic plague.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1799, British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced the nation’s first income tax.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, in response to an ongoing energy crisis, daylight saving time went into effect three months early in the United States. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1463, the Parlement of Paris sentenced medieval poet François Villon to 10 years of banishment from the city.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, a lavish Broadway adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was shuttered after a single performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1957, the Hamilton Watch company introduced the first wristwatch powered by a battery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, beginning at midnight, cigarette companies could no longer advertise their products on American television or radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking December off to enjoy the holidays and research for next year. In the meantime, enjoy these classic episodes from the TDIHC vault, and we'll see you again on January 2nd with brand new episodes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1996, the centuries-old Stone of Destiny was officially returned to Scotland and put on display in Edinburgh Castle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, British literary scholar and children’s book author C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, Royal Air Force Captain Cyril Turner became the first pilot in the U.S. to use skywriting as a form of advertising.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1984, a group of celebrity musicians recorded the benefit song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1874, farmer and rancher Joseph Glidden was granted a patent for double-stranded barbed wire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 534 BC, an ancient Greek performer named Thespis became the first known actor to portray a character on stage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1927, American inventor Carl Eliason received a patent for an early version of the snowmobile.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1783, at a public demonstration in Paris, two volunteers embarked on the first free ascent in a hot air balloon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1966, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops loosened the rule requiring Catholics to abstain from meat on Fridays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, German monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II forbade his officers from dancing the tango while in uniform.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico sent the first message intended for alien lifeforms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1937, cartoonist Al Capp introduced the pseudo-holiday known as Sadie Hawkins Day in his Li’l Abner comic strip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island was published as a single-volume book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, in the rural Dutch village of Staphorst, residents publicly shamed a cheating couple by driving them through the streets in the back of a dung wagon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, the pioneering children’s education series, Sesame Street, aired its first episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America ended its longstanding ban on non-white members.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1291, the Venetian Republic ordered all local glassmakers to relocate to the nearby island of Murano.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in American history to win a seat in Congress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1879, the Ritty brothers of Dayton, Ohio, received the patent for the first mechanical cash register.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, Charles "Black Bart" Bowles robbed his 28th Wells Fargo wagon, the last before his capture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Charles Van Doren admitted that his winning streak on a popular TV quiz show had been rigged by the show's producers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America announced its first ratings system for films.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1974, Ronald Clark O'Bryan gave cyanide disguised as candy to five trick-or-treaters, including his own children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, the animated special Halloween Is Grinch Night aired for the first time on ABC.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second week in a row. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, one of the worst storms in history struck the British Isles, sinking 133 ships and badly damaging 90 others. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1993, prolific actor Vincent Price died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 82.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, a mix of fog and smoke blanketed the New Jersey Turnpike, setting off a chain of deadly collisions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, Apple launched its PowerBook 100 series of laptop computers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1973, the iconic Sydney Opera House was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1961, a London tea company accepted a check for $1.96 as partial compensation for the Boston Tea Parties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, Canada’s highest court of appeals determined that women are included in the country’s legal definition of “persons.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1871, President Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in nine South Carolina counties where KKK activity was rampant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1892, British author Arthur Conan Doyle published The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of the first 12 stories to feature the famous detective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, the first commercial cell phone call was made from Soldier Field stadium in Chicago, Illinois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1984, TV star Jon-Erik Hexum mistakenly shot and killed himself after misfiring a prop gun on the set of his show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1987, more than 300,000 people took part in the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1971, after three years of painstaking reconstruction, the London Bridge was reopened in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1952, Vladimir Putin was born in the Soviet city of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, Russia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1889, the world famous Moulin Rouge cabaret held its first performance in Paris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, the modern incarnation of Narcotics Anonymous held its first recovery meeting in Los Angeles, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1988, televangelist Jim Bakker was indicted on 24 federal charges of fraud and conspiracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1949, WERD Radio became the first station owned and operated by Black Americans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was accepted into active service by the U.S. Navy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, American R&B singer Jackie Wilson collapsed on stage during a performance and went into a coma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1928, Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming discovered a life-saving antibiotic agent, which he called penicillin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1986, a fundraising stunt created chaos and confusion by flooding Cleveland, Ohio, with 1.5 million balloons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy squared off in the first televised presidential debate in American history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1923, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet hit bookstore shelves for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1776, Captain Nathan Hale of the Continental Army was hanged by the British for spying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1915, at an auction in Salisbury, England, Cecil Chubb placed the winning bid for the Stonehenge monument. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, the first group of the so-called “boat people” were admitted to the United States as refugees from Communist Vietnam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, Chubby Checker’s rendition of “The Twist” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, a horse-drawn carriage rigged with a makeshift bomb exploded on the busiest corner of Wall Street.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1916, the first tanks were deployed at Flers-Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme in France. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1975, Rembrandt van Rijn's “The Night Watch” was vandalized while on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1969, the cartoon series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” aired for the first time on CBS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died on the floor of a prison hospital in Pretoria, South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1947, a team of engineers at Harvard University reported the earliest known computer bug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s classic suspense thriller Psycho opened in theaters across the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1813, the Troy Post newspaper in New York made the first published reference to the nickname Uncle Sam. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1916, entrepreneur Clarence Saunders opened the Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service grocery store in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1698, Tsar Peter I imposed an annual tax on Russians who wished to keep their facial hair.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1798, over $160,000 was stolen from the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters’ Hall, marking the first recorded bank heist in American history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1941, the Nazi regime ordered all Jews in Germany over the age of six to publicly identify themselves by wearing a yellow star. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1920, John Lloyd Wright received the patent for his “Cabin Construction'' toy, otherwise known as Lincoln Logs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, U.S. astronaut Guion Bluford became the first African American in space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, the last surviving member of the Yahi people was found, on the brink of starvation, near a slaughterhouse in Oroville, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, French officials denied any involvement in the recent bombing of the anti-nuclear protest vessel, Rainbow Warrior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, which established the National Park Service and placed all existing parks under its protection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1853, according to culinary legend, acclaimed chef George "Crum" Speck invented the potato chip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1814, First Lady Dolley Madison helped save a portrait of George Washington from being destroyed by British troops during the War of 1812.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1762, Ann Smith Franklin became the sole editor and publisher of the Newport Mercury newspaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its inaugural auto race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1227, notorious warlord Genghis Khan died from unknown causes during the conquest of the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1962, eighteen-year-old Peter Fechter was gunned down by East German border guards while attempting to climb over the Berlin Wall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1898, inventor and mechanic Edwin Prescott was granted the first patent for a vertical loop roller coaster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1057, Malcolm Canmore avenged his father’s death by slaying King Macbeth of Scotland at the Battle of Lumphanan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, fossil hunters in South Dakota uncovered the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1866, James Plimpton opened the first public roller skating rink in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1846, thanks to an unusual bequest from British scientist James Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution was established in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1944, Smokey Bear was chosen as the mascot of a new forest fire prevention campaign in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, a masked gang committed the most notorious train robbery in British history, when they stole £2.6 million from a Traveling Post Office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1953, with the Korean War winding down, both sides of the conflict began to exchange their remaining prisoners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1821, The Saturday Evening Post published its inaugural issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, electronics retailer RadioShack unveiled the TRS-80, one of the first personal computers marketed to the average consumer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1790, federal marshals set out on horseback to begin the first official count of the American people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, MTV went on the air for the first time at 12:01 AM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1588, the Spanish Armada was defeated by an English naval force off the coast of Gravelines, France.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1933, a Western Union operator named Lucille Lipps delivered the company’s first singing telegram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1940, cartoon icon Bugs Bunny appeared for the first time in the Warner Bros. animated short “A Wild Hare.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1184, dozens of noblemen plunged to their deaths after a floor collapsed above a monastery cesspit in modern-day Germany.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1990, actress and comedian Roseanne Barr sang an ear-splitting rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the start of a Major League Baseball game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1959, Ed Wood’s campy cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space premiered in theaters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1983, at Russia’s Vostok research station in Antarctica, scientists reported the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1801, the town of Cheshire, Massachusetts, made a 1,235-pound cheese wheel as a gift for President Thomas Jefferson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, during a tropical storm, two enormous supertankers collided off the coast of Tobago.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1936, Oscar Mayer’s original Wienermobile made its debut in the company’s hometown of Chicago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1976, three men kidnapped a school bus driver and 26 children in Chowchilla, California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock’s seminal book about child care was published for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City was destroyed in a mysterious fire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, a promotional event at a Major League Baseball game devolved into a dangerous riot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1985, Dr. Harry Harlan Stone announced the successful use of zippers to open and close surgical incisions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1994, Communist dictator and founder of North Korea Kim Il-Sung died of a heart attack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated court of appeals judge Sandra Day O’Connor to be the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1699, Captain William Kidd was arrested and jailed in Boston on charges of piracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1946, French designer Louis Réard introduced the world to the bikini.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1881, the Tuskegee State Normal School, now Tuskegee University, opened its doors to students for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the ZIP Code was introduced as part of a nationwide effort to improve the speed of mail delivery in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1859, French daredevil Charles Blondin became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis docked in orbit with the Russian space station Mir.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1846, Belgian musician and inventor Adolphe Sax secured the patent for a brand new instrument: the saxophone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1922, the Newbery Medal was awarded for the first time as a way to recognize excellence in children’s literature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1901, Spanish painter Pablo Picasso held the first major exhibition of his artwork at a gallery in Paris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1979, The Charlie Daniels Band released a hit single called “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1611, English navigator Henry Hudson was cast adrift with eight others after his mutinuous crew seized control of his ship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1989, in a narrow decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld the rights of protesters to burn the American flag. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1756, dozens of British prisoners were forced to spend the night in an airless cell known colloquially as the Black Hole of Calcutta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1901, the newly-formed College Board administered its first standardized admissions exams, the precursor to the SAT.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, at Victoria Hall in Sunderland, the rush to receive free toys left 183 children dead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1219, according to Danish legend, the country’s familiar red and white flag fell from the sky as a sign of God’s favor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill to add the words “under God” to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.