LISTEN: This Day In History

Today in History: Jonestown murder-suicide. Sandy Koufax retires. U.S. and Canada adopt standard time zones. President Chester Arthur dies. Steamboat Willie premieres. Ben-Hur premieres. Tony Silva sentenced.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heidi Bowl takes place. Nixon 'I'm not a crook.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Harry Potter opens in theaters. Sound of Music debuts on broadway. Mob boss Al Capone released. Fort Washington captured. Skylab 4 launched.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Elvis makes movie debut.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Moby Dick is published. German planes destroy Coventry. Tommy Dorsey record Opus number 1. Saturn 5 launched. Pig Stands close.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Darryl Dawkins breaks his first backboard. Benjamin Franklin 'Death and Taxes' quote. NBC Symphony Orchestra debuts. Karen Silkwood dies. The Holland Tunnel opens.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Scott Peterson convicted of murder. The first meteor shower on record. Summers Brothers set land speed record. Voyager 1 flies near Saturn. William Holden dies.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: World War 1 ends. The Mayflower anchors at Massachusetts. Washington becomes the 42nd state. Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Sesame Street debuts. The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks. U.S. Marines organized. Windshield wiper patented. Kate Smith sings 'God Bless America.'       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: The Berlin Wall falls. The Great Northeast Blackout occurs. Mayflower sights Cape Cod. Boston fire takes place. Willie Nelson has assests seized by IRS.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Jared Lee Laughner sentenced. JFK elected President. Ted Bundy botches kidnapping attempt. The Louvre begins admitting the public. Montana becomes the 41st state.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Janis Joplin dies. Beverly Hills 90210 debuts. Sculpting begins on Mt Rushmore. Jim Baker indicted.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: OJ Simpson acquitted. Lincoln announces Thanksgiving. Bobby Thompson's 'shot heard around the world.' Woody Guthrie dies. Unity Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Rock Hudson dies of AIDS. Rod Stewart hits number 1. Bob Gibson strikes out 17.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Johnny Carson debuts as host of the Tonight Show. First Model T is completed. Scientific American reports that soon radio will transmit music to the home. Yosemite National Park.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: James Dean dies. Ether used for the first time as an anesthetic. Babe Ruth hits 60th homerun of season. World Series broadcast on television for first time. Cheers premieres.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Gene Autry born. Pope John Paul I found dead. Tylenol murders occur.  The Stranger by Billy Joel is released. Giants move to San Francisco.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Miles Davis passes away. Flogging abolished. Ali defeats Norton. Ted Williams hits a homerun in his final at-bat.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: Glenn Miller plays final show. Tonight hosted by Steve Allen debuts. John Adams appointed to negotaite with British. Zsa Zsa Gabor storms out of courtroom.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Paul Newman passes away. Daniel Boone dies. West Side Story premieres on Broadway. Kennedy and Nixon square off. The Brady Bunch debuts.         See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: The Partridge Family debuts.  Ethan Allen captured by British. Bill of Rights created. Transatlantic Telephone Cable goes into service. Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson. Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in. Mars Observer blasts off.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: The Monkees hit number 1. The Judiciary Act passed. Honda Motor Company incorporated. Chicago 7 Trial begins. Patricia Hearst sentenced. Brooklyn Dodgers play final game at Ebbets field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in history: The Jetsons premiered. Mac Davis hits number 1. Billy the kid arrested for the first time. Neptune discovered. Lewis and Clark return.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: First Farm Aid concert held. JFK signs Peace Corp legislation. Soviet Union explodes first atomic bomb. Family Ties debuts.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in History: Benedict Arnold commits treason. The Great New England Hurricane hits. The U.S. B-29 Superfortress makes debut flight. Steve Carlton strikes out 3,118th batter. Lincoln issues preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Sara Jane Moore attempts to assisinate Ford.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.