THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1880 – EDISON WAS GRANTED A PATENT FOR THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB 1945 – THE RUSSIAN MILITARY LIBERATED THE NAZI DEATH CAMP AT AUSCHWITZ 1951 – THE U.S. BEGAN ATOMIC BOMB
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Friday – January 24, 2020
THIS DAY IN HISTORY 0041 – SHORTLY AFTER DECLARING HIMSELF A GOD, CALIGULA IS KILLED BY TWO PRAETORIAN TRIBUNES 1848 – GOLD IS DISCOVERED AT SUTTER’S MILL IN CALIFORNIA (THE GOLD RUSH WOULD START LATER
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1556 – MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA KILLED 830,000 PEOPLE 1789 – GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY IS ESTABLISHED 1957 – WHAM-O STARTS MANUFACTURING FRISBEES 1964 – THE 24TH AMENDMENT IS RATIFIED… BANNING POLL TAXES
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(Our show was hit with an electrical / satellite outage this morning… here’s hour one as it was meant to be heard.) THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1892 – Coca-Cola was incorporated 1901 – After reigning
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1790 – JOSEPH GUILLOTINE PROPOSED A NEW WAY OF KILLING PEOPLE, BEHEADING THEM AS QUICKLY AND ‘PAINLESSLY’ AS POSSIBLE…HE CALLED IT, ‘THE JOSEPH’ — NOOOO, BEHOLD, THE GUILLOTINE! 1954 – THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1841 – AFTER THE OPIUM WAR, HONG KONG IS CEDED TO THE BRITISH 1885 – THE ROLLER COASTER IS PATENTED BY LAMARCUS THOMPSON OF CONEY ISLAND, NY 1964 – ‘MEET THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1950 – THE GREAT BRINKS ARMORED TRUCK ROBBERY…(THEY ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT. BOSTON COPS CAUGHT THE CROOKS JUST DAYS BEFORE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS EXPIRED.) 1953 – CHEVROLET UNVEILED THE
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1605 – CERVANTES’ CLASSIC, ‘DON QUIXOTE’ IS PUBLISHED 1786 – THE COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA GUARANTEES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 1920 – THE ORIGINAL ‘DRY-UARY’ KICKED IN AS PROHIBITION TOOK EFFECT A YEAR AFTER
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1870 – HARPER’S WEEKLY USED THE DONKEY AS A SYMBOL OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME 1920 – THE ‘DRY LAW’ GOES INTO EFFECT – SALES OF LIQUOR AND
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