This Day

Are some weapons so dangerous that they ought to be banned? On THIS DAY, August 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forecasting hurricanes is not an exact science, on THIS DAY, August 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The railroads proved their worth in a big race, on THIS DAY, August 28th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The author hated the way her books were turned into a movie, on THIS DAY, August 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major League Baseball almost banned broadcasts of its games, on THIS DAY, August 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lewis and Clark passed through three areas that would become national parks, on THIS DAY, August 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kenny Barker was part of a successful nightclub act. He would leave that for a shot at the movies, on THIS DAY, August 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four people were taken hostage during a bank robbery in Sweden. The case did not end as expected, on THIS DAY, August 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A team from Belgium made it to the Little League World Series, on THIS DAY, August 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.

Doctors used to claim that cigarettes were healthy, on THIS DAY August 18th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A wealthy corporate lawyer became ill while on vacation on THIS DAY, August 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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.

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.