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Episode Notes Unicorns!  published by LiveScience Origin stories on unicorns (National Unicorn day is April 14) AIRSLA This podcast is produced by Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA). These recordings are provided solely for the use of the blind and print impaired. Materials or items read on AIRSLA are the copyright property of the original authors and publishers. No unauthorize...

Episode Notes This Week in History read by Annette Roe 8/12 - 1990 - The Skeleton of a T-Rex is discovered.   8/13 - 1981 - Reagan signs the economic recovery tax act, ERTA.   8/14 - 2003 - A black out hits the northeastern United States.   8/15 - 1969 - The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York.   8/16 - 2009 - Usain Bolt sets the 100 meter dash world record.   8/17 - 1978 - A Balloon cros...

Episode Notes This Week in History read by Annette Roe 8/5 - 1861 - Abe Lincoln signs the Reveue Act imposing Federal Income tax for the first time.   8/6 - 1930 - The missingist man in New York.   8/7 - 1974 - Pettit walks a high wire tight rope between New York's Twin Towers.   8/8 - 1988 - The lights go on at Wrigley Field.   8/9 - 2010 - A Jet Blue Flight attendant quits his job by sliding on...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 7/29 - 1967 - The Doors score their first number 1 hit.   7/30 - 1965 - President Johnson signs Medicare into law.   7/31 - 1975 - Labor leader Hoffa is missing!   8/1 - 1944 - Ann Frank writes her final journal entry.   8/2 - 1776 - Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence.   8/3 - 1996 - The Macarena begins its reign.   8/4 - 1944 - Ann...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 7/22 - 2003 - Jessica Lynch receives a hero's welcome.   7/23 - 1878 - Black Bart strikes again!   7/24 - 1911 - An encounter with an ancient Inca settlement.   7/25 - 1897 - Jack London joins the gold rush.   7/26 - 1775 - The US Postal system is established.   7/27 - 1949 - The first commercial jet makes its maiden test flight in England.   7/...

Episode Notes This Week In History by Annette Roe 7/15 - 1978 - The 2800 mile long Native American justice walk ends in DC.   7/16 - 1995 - Amazon opens for business.   7/17 - 1955 - Disneyland opens.   7/18 - 1940 - FDR is nominated for a Third term.   7/19 - 1799 - Rosetta Stone is found.   7/20 - 1963 - Jan and Dean's Surf City goes Number 1.   7/21 - 1960 - Germany passes the Volkswagen law. ...

Episode Notes This Week in HIstory read by Annette Roe 7/8 - 1776 - The Liberty Bell tolls to announce the Declaration of Independence.   7/9 - 2000 - Venus Williams wins Wimbledon for the first time.   7/10 - 2018 - A Soccer team was rescued from a cave.   7/11 - 1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird is published.   7/12 - 1979 - Disco is dealt a death blow by the Chicago White Sox.   7/13 - 1978 - Ford M...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 7/1 - 1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg begins.   7/2 - 1964 - President Johnson signs the Civil Rights act.   7/3 - 1890 - Idaho becomes the 43rd state.   7/4 - 1997 - The Pathfinder lands on Mars.   7/5 - 1946 - The Bikini is introduced.   7/6 - 1994 - Forrest Gump opens.   7/7 - 1930 - The Building of Hoover Dam begins.

Episode Notes This Week In History read by Annette Roe 6/24 - 1997 - Disney pulls Insane Clown Posse album.   6/25 - 1876 - The Battle of Little Big Horn.   6/26 - 1844 - President John Tyler marries a 21 year old.   6/27 - 1829 - The James Smithson estate establishes the Smithsonian Institute.   6/28 - 1992 - Two Big earthquakes rock California.   6/29 - 1613 - The Globe Theater burns down.   6/3...

Episode Notes This Week In History read by Annette Roe 6/17 - 1579 - California is claimed for England. 6/18 - 1967 - The Monterey pop festival reaches its climax. 6/19 - 2006 - The Global Seed Vault. 6/20 - 1975 - The film JAWS is released. 6/21 - 1965 - Mr. Tambourine Man is released. 6/22 - 1775 - Continental Currency is introduced. 6/23 - 2013 - A tight wire walk across the Grand Canyon gorge....

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 6/10 - 2002 - The Donut truck thief is arrested.   6/11 - 1982 - ET is released.   6/12 - 1942 - Anne receives a diary.   6/13 - 1983 - Pioneer 10 departs the solar system.   6/14 - 1777 - Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes.   6/15 - 1846 - The US Canadian border is established.   6/16 - 1884 - The first roller coaster in America opens in Con...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 6/3 - 1943 - The Zoot Suits in Los Angeles.   6/4 - 1876 - An express train crosses the USA in 83 hours.   6/5 - 1933 - FDR takes the United States off the gold standard.   6/6 - 1933 - The First drive in theater opens.   6/7 - 1966 - Ronald Reagan nominated for Governor of CA.   6/8 - 1949 - George Orwell's novel 1984 is published.   6/9 - 1956...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week In History 5/27 - 1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge opens.   5/28 - 1935 - Steinbeck publishes Tortilla Flat.   5/29 - 2003 - Bob Hope celebrates his 100th birthday.   5/30 - 1806 - President Jackson kills a man in a duel.   5/31 - 1859 - Big Bens rings for the first time.   6/1 - 1968 - Helen Keller dies.   6/2 - 1886 - Grover Cleveland marries in the White H...

Episode Notes Annette Roe reads This Week in History 5/20 - 1873 - The Patent for Blue Jeans.   5/21 - 1881 - The American Red Cross is founded.   5/22 - 1972 - President Nixon arrives in Moscow.   5/23 - 1960 - A deadly tsunami hits Hilo Hawaii.   5/24 - 1883  - The Brooklyn bridge opens.   5/25 - 1961 - JFK asks Congress to support the space program.   5/26 - 1897 - Dracula goes on sale in Londo...

Episode Notes 5/13 - 1846 - The US Congress declares war on Mexico.   5/14 - 1948 - The State of Israel is proclaimed.   5/15 - 2009 - GE finally cleans up the Hudson River.   5/16 - 1980 - Magic Johnson plays basketball as a rookie.   5/17 - 1885 - Geronimo flees Arizona for the second time.   5/18 - 1980 - Mt. St. Helens Erupts.   5/19 - 1864 - President Lincoln proposes equal treatment of spous...

Episode Notes 5/6 - 1940 - Steinbeck wins a Pulitzer for The Grapes of Wrath.   5/7 - 1965 - Satisfaction comes to Keith Richards in his sleep.   5/8 - 1973 - The American Indian Movement.   5/9 - 1914 - Woodrow Wilson establishes the first national Mother's Day.   5/10 - 1869 - The Transcontinental Railroad is completed.   5/11 - 1947 - Goodrich Announces the development of the tubeless tire.   5...

Episode Notes 4/29 - 2004 - The WW2 monument opens in DC.   4/30 - 1997 - The Big Ben clock stops!   5/1 - 1955 - Babe Didrickson Zaharias wins the final LPGA tournament of her career.   5/2 - 1933 - The Loch Ness Monster sighted for the first time, igniting the modern legend.   5/3 - 1933 - Funk Master James Brown is born.   5/4 - 1959 - Ella Fitzgerald becomes the first black woman to win a gram...

Episode Notes This Week in History 4/22 - 1992 - Sewers Explode in Guadalajara 4/23 - 1954 - Hank Aaron hits the first home run of his MLB career 4/24 - 1800 - The Library of Congress is established 4/25 - 1974 - The NFL adopts new overtime rule 4/26 - 1977 - Studio 54 opens 4/27 - 1994 - South Africa holds first multiracial elections 4/28 - 1967 - Muhammed Ali refuses Army induction https://airsl...

Episode Notes 4/15 - 1947 - Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier.   4/16 - 1943 - LSD is discovered.   4/17 - 1970 - Apollo 13 safely returns to Earth.   4/18 - 1956 - Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco marry.   4/19 - 1897 - The First Boston Marathon is held.   4/20 - 1777 - New York adopts a state constitution.   4/21 - 1895 - The first movie projector is demonstrated in the United Sta...

Episode Notes 4/8 - 1974 - Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's record.   4/9 - 1962 - Rita Moreno wins an Oscar.   4/10 - 1866 - The ASPCA is founded.   4/11 - 1977 - President Jimmy Carter's White House Easter Egg Roll.   4/12 - 1954 - Rock Around the Clock is recorded.   4/13 - 1742 - Handel's Messiah premiers in Dublin.   4/14 - 1865 - John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln.  https://airsla.org

Episode Notes 4/1 - 1700 - An April Fool’s Day tradition is popularized.   4/2 - 1917 - Rankin in the first woman ever elected to US Congress.   4/3 - 1860 - The Pony Express debuts.   4/4 - 1975 - Microsoft is founded.   4/5 - 1933 - FDR establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps.   4/6 - 1968 - 2001 A Space Odyssey debuts.   4/7 - 1970 - John Wayne wins his first Academy Award for True Grit.  ...

Episode Notes 3/25/2001 - Bjork makes a splash at the Oscars.   3/26/1804 - President Jefferson is presented with "the mammoth loaf".   3/27/1973 - Brando declines the Academy Award for The Godfather.   3/28/1979 - A nuclear disaster at 3 Mile Island.   3/29/1929 - President Hoover has a telephone installed in the White House Oval Office.   3/30/1955 - The First Asian American to win an...

Episode Notes This Week in History 3/18 1911 This biggest pop song in the early 20th century 3/19 1931 The State of Nevada legalizes gambling 3/20 1854 The Republican Party is Established 3/21 1963 Alcatraz prison closes its doors 3/22 1972 The Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the US Senate 3/23 1998 The Titanic wins 11 Academy Awards 3/24 1989 The Exxon Valdez runs aground https://airsla.org

Episode Notes Monday, 3/11/2009, Toyota sells its 1M gas-electric hybrid car.   Tuesday, 3/12/1894, Coca-Cola is sold in glass bottles for the first time.   Wednesday, 3/13/1942, The US Army launches the Canine Corps.   Thursday, 3/14/1958, Perry Como gets a gold record for Catch a Falling Star.   Friday, 3/15/1869, Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team.   Saturday,...

Episode Notes Monday, 3/4/2004, Mianne Bagger of Denmark becomes the first transgender athlete to play in a pro golf tournament.   Tuesday, 3/5/1963, The Hula Hoop is patented.   Wednesday, 3/6/1899, Bayer patents the aspirin.   Thursday, 3/7/1876, The telephone is patented.   Friday, 3/8/1950, The VW Bus, an icon of the counterculture movement, goes into production.   Saturday, 3/9/1959, The Barb...