THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1806 – Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis & Clark) is shot in the butt — likely by one of his own crew1874 – Harry Parmelee of CT patents the sprinkler head1934 –
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Thursday – August 10, 2023
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1793 – The Louvre Museum opens1821 – Missouri became the 24th state1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is established1897 – A German doctor creates the first chemically pure aspirin 1970 – Jim
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TODAY’S FREE RADIO SAMPLES CAN BE HEARD 6-9AM ET ON 92-5 FOX NEWS RADIO IN NAPLES/FT MYERS THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1910 – The first self-contained washing machine is patented1936 – Jesse Owens wins his 4
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RADIO UPDATE: 6-9AM – MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY ON 92-5 FOX NEWS IN NAPLES/FORT MYERS THIS DAY IN HISTORY1945 – President Truman signs the UN Charter1963 – $7.3 million stolen in Britain’s ‘Great Train Robbery’1974 – President Nixon
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RADIO UPDATE: 6-9AM – MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY ON 92-5 FOX NEWS IN NAPLES/FORT MYERS THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1782 – George Washington creates the “Purple Heart”1888 – Theo Van Kannel of Philadelphia gets a patent for
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I’M IN FOR CHRIS PLANTE – 9A-NOON EASTERN – LISTEN VIA WMAL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1693 – Dom Perignon reportedly discovered the method for making champagne1753 – George Washington becomes a Master Mason 1892 – Lizzie
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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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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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