ALL WEEK, I’M IN FOR CHRIS PLANTE – 9A-NOON EASTERN – LISTEN VIA WMAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1492 – Columbus leaves Spain hoping to find the West Indies 1914 – Germany and France declare war
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Wednesday – August 2, 2023
ALL WEEK, I’M IN FOR CHRIS PLANTE – 9A-NOON EASTERN – LISTEN VIA WMAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1776 – Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence1819 – The first (successful) parachute jump from a balloon is
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ALL WEEK, I’M IN FOR CHRIS PLANTE – 9A-NOON EASTERN – LISTEN VIA WMAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1790 – The first US Census — we had 3,939,214 citizens1889 – It rained ants in Strasbourg, Germany1914
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RADIO ALL WEEK, I CAN BE HEARD ON THE CHRIS PLANTE SHOW – 9A-NOON EASTERN – LISTEN VIA WMAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY1790 – The first US patent is granted for the process of making
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1540 – Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard (If you’re keeping score, she was wife #5 of 6.)1868 – The 14th Amendment is adopted1914 – Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia1945 – A B-25
Read moreWednesday – July 26, 2023
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1775 – Ben Franklin becomes the first Postmaster General1908 – The FBI is founded (And, is due for a cleanup)1931 – Grasshoppers devastate crops in the midwest1945 – Winston Churchill resigns1948 –
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I’M BACK IN FOR TREY RADEL 5-8PM ON 92-5 FOX NEWS RADIO IN FT MYERS – LISTEN VIA RIGHTALLALONG.NET https://on.soundcloud.com/Uf4naTuesday’s Podcast THIS DAY IN HISTORY1832 – The first railroad accident happened near Quincy, Mass1871 –
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I’ll be guest hosting on 92-5 Fox News Radio in Ft Myers, FL 5-8pm Mon thru Thursday this week THIS DAY IN HISTORY1911 – American archeologist Hiram Bingham sees into Machu Picchu (It was a local
Read moreFriday – July 21, 2023
THIS DAY IN HISTORY1873 – It rained ants in Nancy, France (seriously)1904 – The Trans-Siberian Railroad is finished – connecting Russia’s east coast with eastern Europe1925 – John Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1801 – The town of Cheshire, Mass shipped a 1235 lbs of cheese to President Thomas Jefferson1934 – The town of Keokuk, IA hits a record temp of 118.1944 – Adolf
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