This Day

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Listen to Chris Conley's unique look at something interesting that happened on THIS DAY in history.

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1100 episodes

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Many companies have offered fake products for April Fools, on THIS DAY, April 1st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Apr 01, 2024
033124

Why do we color Easter eggs? On THIS DAY, March 31st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 31, 2024
033024

A baseball superstar gave this rapper his name, on THIS DAY, March 30th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 30, 2024
032924

It is Good Friday, commemorating the day Jesus was crucified, on THIS DAY, March 29th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 29, 2024
032824

Some Americans couldn't believe what they saw in movie theaters, on THIS DAY, March 28th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 28, 2024
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College basketball was a much different game 75 years ago, on THIS DAY, March 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 27, 2024
032624

Are there some weapons that are so dangerous that no army should have them? On THIS DAY, March 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 26, 2024
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His father tried to steer him away from a career in music, on THIS DAY, March 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 25, 2024
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A young boy loved to draw. His dream was to work for Walt Disney, on THIS DAY, March 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 24, 2024
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This was the best role in years for a young female actress... and she was determined to get it, on THIS DAY, March 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 23, 2024
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During the great depression, tourist areas were particularly hard hit... on THIS DAY, March 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 22, 2024
032124

Do you know what's on the golden record? On THIS DAY, March 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 21, 2024
032024

It was an unusual painting... on THIS DAY, March 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 20, 2024
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In the early days of aviation, there was no such thing as a non-stop flight to the west coast... on THIS DAY, March 19th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 19, 2024
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The kids at Irvington High School would rap during lunch hour. One became a superstar, on THIS DAY, March 18th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 18, 2024
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St. Patrick's Day used to bring violence between Catholics and Protestants, on THIS DAY, March 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 17, 2024
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How would we get to outer space? The first step was to build a rocket strong enough to escape Earth's atmosphere, on THIS DAY, March 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 16, 2024
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It's not easy for soldiers to adjust to civilian life, on THIS DAY, March 15ht with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 15, 2024
031424

When was aviation first used in warfare? On THIS DAY, March 14th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 14, 2024
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A minister wanted his congregation to learn how to read, on THIS DAY, March 13th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 13, 2024
031224

Mahatma Gandhi told the British that 100,000 Englishmen could not control 350-million Indians if they refused to cooperate... on THIS DAY, March 12th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 12, 2024
031124

This may have been the worst blizzard in the United States... and no one saw it coming, on THIS DAY, March 11th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 11, 2024
031024

Daylight Savings Time actually started as a joke... on THIS DAY, March 10th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 10, 2024
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For as long as we can remember, young girls have loved to play with dolls... on THIS DAY, March 9th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 09, 2024
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Joe DiMaggio holds a baseball record that may never be broken, on THIS DAY, March 8th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 08, 2024
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What happens when you have a hit TV show, and someone has to be fired? On THIS DAY, March 7th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 07, 2024
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The battle of The Alamo almost never happened... the fort was supposed to be abandoned and destroyed, on THIS DAY, March 6th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 05, 2024
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The north blocked southern ports during the Civil War... there was a fortune to be made for someone who could make mines, on THIS DAY, March 5th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 05, 2024
030424

Some states had serious concerns about the newly-proposed U.S. Consitution, on THIS DAY, March 4th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 04, 2024
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'The army will straighten that kid out'... that was the thinking, on THIS DAY, March 3rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2m
Mar 03, 2024