THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1796 – British Dr Edward Jenner gave the first smallpox vaccine 1804 – Lewis and Clark leave St Louis, beginning their expedition 1897 – Marconi sent the first wireless telegraph 1904
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Wednesday – May 13, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1846 – Congress approved President Polk’s request and declared war on Mexico 1861 – The British declare neutrality in the American Civil War 1938 – Louis Armstrong records the iconic song,
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1874 – Elijah McCoy gets a patent for his folding ironing table — McCoy was a prolific inventor with 57 patents and the likely inspiration for the term, ‘the real McCoy’
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1858 – Minnesota becomes the 32nd state to join these United States of America 1949 – Siam became Thailand — (Kinda screwed up the “King & I”) 1960 – Nazi Adolf
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1541 – De Soto discovered the Mississippi River — he called it Rio de Espiritu Santo (What? You expected him to have named it DeSoto Water?) 1877 – The first Westminster Dog
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1824 – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony debuted in Vienna 1847 – The American Medical Association is founded in Philadelphia 1945 – Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Rheims, France 1987 –
Read moreWednesday – May 6, 2020
Mike Opelka · Two Minute Drill: Fauci used to say masks were bad — Pelosi says no more Biden accuser questions THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1851 – Hero:John Gorrie is granted a patent for an
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Mike Opelka · Two-Minute Drill: Pelosi is pissed she can’t grill Fauci (Why? Her ‘Select’ committee is only Dems) THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1494 – Columbus landed in Jamaica — he named it Santa Gloria
Read moreMonday – May 4, 2020
Mike Opelka · The Asian ‘Murder Hornets’ will make you forget the CoronaVirus Mike Opelka · Two-Minute Drill: Don Lemon’s latest race rant — When you can’t argue facts, play the Race Card! THIS DAY
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Mike Opelka · Two-Minute Drill: Joe Biden’s MSNBC interview may not have been a good idea (for him) THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1486 – Columbus convinced Queen Isabella to fund his expedition to find the
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