This Day

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

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August 20 · 2 min
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A new leader for the Soviet Union... and hard-liners didn't like his reforms, on THIS DAY, August 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 19 · 2 min
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For a long time, Ohio, not Michigan, was the automobile capital of America. More with Chris Conley on THIS DAY, August 19th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 18 · 2 min
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Doctors used to claim that cigarettes were healthy, on THIS DAY August 18th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 17 · 2 min
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A drilling and mining company... with a history of playing fast and loose with the rules, on THIS DAY, August 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 17 · 2 min
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A small river in Canada set off a massive land rush, on THIS DAY, August 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 16 · 2 min
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The Wright Brothers were first-in-flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Some people dispute that, on THIS DAY, August 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 15 · 2 min
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The cargo ship Ancon was too big for its own good, on THIS DAY, August 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 14 · 2 min
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A 26-year-old woman fell in love with a man who was in jail. They would get married on THIS DAY, August 14th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 13 · 2 min
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Donnie Dunnegan was an actor who got no credit for his best-known role, on THIS DAY, August 13th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 12 · 2 min
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The Montreal Expos never won the World Series... and they lost their best chance on THIS DAY, August 12th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 11 · 2 min
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She was about to start a solo music career, but first she helped a newer act get their big break... on THIS DAY, August 11th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 10 · 2 min
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The ship Mercury arrived in Falmouth, England with an important letter onboard. More on THIS DAY, August 10th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 9 · 2 min
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A wealthy corporate lawyer became ill while on vacation on THIS DAY, August 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 8 · 2 min
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A 14-year-old boy who played the clarinet got a job with a riverboat band on THIS DAY, August 8th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 7 · 2 min
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Phillipe Petit was sitting in a doctor's office reading about the construction of the Twin Towers in New York. The building would become an obsession, on THIS DAY, August 7th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 6 · 2 min
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The electric chair is no longer used in death penalty cases. The first try did not go well, on THIS DAY, August 6th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 5 · 2 min
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If you've seen the movie Braveheart, you know something about the legend of William Wallace.. on THIS DAY, August 5th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 4 · 2 min
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A homeless black boy was taken in by a Jewish family. It changed his life, on THIS DAY, August 4th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 3 · 2 min
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She lived in an expensive neighborhood in New Jersey, and had some famous neighbors... on THIS DAY, August 3rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
August 2 · 2 min
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A rock'n ' roll show in Duluth. Minnesota changed a young man's life... on THIS DAY, August 2nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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