Mike Opelka · "Fake American Heroes" montage THIS DAY IN HISTORY1775 – Paul Revere and William Dawes ride through MA towns warning ‘The British are coming!’ 1906 – SF hit by a devastating earthquake –
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MONDAY – APRIL 17, 2023
Mike Opelka · Monday 4-17 Headlines, Tracy Beanz and Jonathan Hoenig THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1790 – Ben Franklin died (I’m always amazed at how many people think he was a President)1875 – Sir Neville Chamberlin
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY1814 – Napoleon abdicates the throne and is exiled to Elba1958 – “Tequila” from The Champs hits #11970 – Apollo 13 launches — headed to the moon — 1974 – House Judiciary subpoenas
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1633 – Bananas appear in a London store window for the first time 1872 – The first Arbor Day was observed in Nebraska 1906 – O. Henry’s “The Gift of the
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Mike Opelka · China's a bigger threat, Biden's hiding til after Easter, Jim Stovall motivates among the madness THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1841 – John Tyler is inaugurated as the 10th President 1896 – Athens
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1768 – The first Chamber of Commerce is founded in NYC1792 – President Washington casts the first veto (it was a plan to give northern states more House seats)1843 – Queen Victoria
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1812 – The territory of Orleans becomes the 18th state, known as Louisiana1841 – William Henry Harrison the first President to die in office, 32 days after being sworn in1917 –
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – Congress authorizes ‘privateers’ to attack British ships1860 – The Pony Express started delivering mail between Missouri and California (It took 10 days)1944 – SCOTUS rules black citizens are eligible to
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1492 – Spain announces it will expel all Jews 1776 – Abigail Adams writes to her husband to remind him to protect the rights of women 1880 – Wabash, Indiana is
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1814 – Napoleon’s forces are defeated in Paris 1867 – The U.S. agrees to purchase Alaska from Russia for about 2 cents an acre… “Seward’s Folly” indeed 1868 – The Pullman
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