Listen to Chris Conley's unique look at something interesting that happened on THIS DAY in history.
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Elevated railroads, or ELs, were the first mass transit systems in New York City... but they were not popular, on THIS DAY, October 27th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listen…
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Muhammad Ali was banned from boxing for nearly four years. His comeback began on THIS DAY, October 26th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The British rock band The Yardbirds had an ugly breakup on THIS DAY October 25th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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World War II had been over for a few years, and the Allies were not getting along -- on THIS DAY, October 24th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information…
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He almost became a magician... then his career took a different turn, on THIS DAY, October 23rd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Imagine how Andres Jaques Garrimine must have felt... hanging upside by a rope from the basket of a hot air balloon, on THIS DAY, October 22nd with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/…
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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.
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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 in…
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There was a concert that would feature the music of John Stafford Smith, on THIS DAY, November 19h with Chris ConleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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What if researchers combined x-rays with microscopes? On THIS DAY, October 18th with Chris ConleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.
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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.
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She was an exotic dancer... and a spy... on THIS DAY, October 15th with Chris Conley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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 informatio…
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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.
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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 inf…
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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 privac…
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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 fo…
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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.
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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…