This Day

The J. Bulova Clock Company was founded by a German immigrant in 1875. Fifty years later they'd be remembered for something else, on THIS DAY, July 1st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A worker at the Jegersfrontin Mine made an unusual discovery on THIS DAY, June 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first 11 months of the American Revolution, British troops were pinned down in Boston... on THIS DAY, July 3rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was going to defect... but it would not be easy. The Russians were experts at watching each other... on THIS DAY, June 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wild turkey almost became our national symbol, on THIS DAY, June 28th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Allies got a big break during World War II on THIS DAY, June 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The movie Saving Private Ryan is not a true story, but it is based on real-life events... on THIS DAY, June 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It appeared that two German flying aces had been shot down during World War 1. They survived... on THIS DAY, June 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The handshake - a sign of friendship and goodwill - dates back to the 9th century BC, on THIS DAY, June 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How should we divide up a barren, frozen wasteland? We did, on THIS DAY, June 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of our soldiers were coming home from World War II on THIS DAY, June 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young boy was sent to the mountains to discover the meaning of life on THIS DAY, June 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Beatles were making ground-breaking rock n roll... and were driving other musicians to distraction, on THIS DAY, June 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There have been Juneteenth celebrations for more than 200 years, on THIS DAY, June 19th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are three ways that Southwest Airlines uses to keep its fares low, on THIS DAY, July 18th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Democratic Party's offices at Watergate were actually broken into twice -- on THIS DAY, June 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York City's population quadrupled in just 20 years in the late 1800s, on THIS DAY, July 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the Civil War, both sides hoped Robert E. Lee would fight for them on THIS DAY, June 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American colonies had a small, independent navy base in Philadelphia on THIS DAY, June 14th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of all the things that went wrong during the Vietnam War, one general wanted to know if we would learn from our mistakes... on THIS DAY, June 13th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ronald Reagan was attending an economic summit in Italy. His one-day stopover in Germany is best remembered, on THIS DAY, June 12th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five people wrote the Declaration of Independence. They began writing on THIS DAY, June 11th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you drink water straight from the tap? On THIS DAY, June 10th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater... but that isn't the only tragedy that happened there, on THIS DAY, June 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are tremendous health benefits to having a best friend, on THIS DAY, June 8th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.