This Day

It's the Navy's most famous ship... and she was in danger of being scrapped on THIS DAY, October 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A British rock band got a gig in New York City... but they didn't have the money to get there, on THIS DAY October 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a concert that would feature the music of John Stafford Smith, on THIS DAY, November 19h with Chris Conley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if researchers combined x-rays with microscopes? On THIS DAY, October 18th with Chris Conley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For as long as there's been golf, there have been friendly side-bets... on THIS DAY, October 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the Civil War there were smaller battles over slavery, on THIS DAY, October 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She was an exotic dancer... and a spy... on THIS DAY, October 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Her television career got off to an auspicious start, because of a leaked sex tape... on THIS DAY, October 14th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many parents hope that their children will take over the family business, on THIS DAY, October 13th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Jorgensen gave up on studying mathematics when he lost a student problem-solving competition on THIS DAY, January 12th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The crown prince of Bavaria was getting married, and everyone was invited to the celebration on THIS DAY, October 12th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A musician and his wife were talking about world peace... that conversation would be changed into a song, on THIS DAY, October 11th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A great passing quarterback was almost grounded in the early part of his career, on THIS DAY, October 10th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The British lost the Battle of Yorktown, and with it the Revolutionary War, in part because of bad weather... on THIS DAY, October 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was only a year away from graduating from Harvard, when he decided not to go back to school... on THIS DAY, October 8th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There was a time when CNN was the only all-news channel in the United States. That caused some legal problems on THIS DAY, October 7th with Chris Conley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People love sharing photographs...on THIS DAY, October 6th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not everyone was happy that a new church was opening on THIS DAY, October 5th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Istanbul was a port city; some people would travel there in-style on THIS DAY, October 4th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love Is On The Air was not a very good movie... but it did launch the career of a well-known actor, on THIS DAY, October 3rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The YMCA filed a lawsuit over the hit song from The Village People on THIS DAY, October 2nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of these trees are as old as time itself, on THIS DAY, October 1st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mistake that started World War II was made on THIS DAY, September 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

London used to be policed by neighborhood constables. That would change on THIS DAY, September 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Star Trek was very popular with sci-fi fans, but it was not on TV very long. More with Chris Conley on THIS DAY, September 28th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.