HERE’S TODAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1864 – General Sherman and his army begin the “March to the Sea” in the Civil War 1907 – Oklahoma is officially the 46th state in the
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 –Fire liability may bankrupt CA utility, we’re STILL counting in FL and GA and more madness
TODAY’S TWO MINUTE DRILL — POLITICAL HOLIDAY GIFTS THAT ALSO PISS OFF SOME PEOPLE THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1763 – Surveyors Mason and Dixon began drawing their famous line 1777 – The Continental
Read moreWednesday, November 14, 2018 — Palace intrigue as a cabinet shakeup looms, Melania speaks her mind and more
Today’s Two-Minute Drill People are calling 9-1-1 when Facebook crashed. THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1851 – “Call me Ishmael…” Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” is published 1968 – Yale University announced a plan to go
Read moreTuesday November 13, 2018 — AZ flips to “blue” — FL and GA recounts roll on as California burns
TUESDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1914 – Caresse Crosby received a patent for the brassiere 1927 – Connecting NY and NJ, the Holland Tunnel is opened 1940 – Disney’s “Fantasia”
Read moreMONDAY — NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — CA is fighting fires, We’re still counting votes in FL, GA and AZ
MONDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL — HONOR VETERANS THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1859 – The flying-trapeze act debuts at the Circus Napoleon, featuring Jules Leotard 1892 – The first professional football player — Pudge Heffelfinger accepts
Read moreNovember 9, 2018 — The midterm election mess continues as Fl, GA and AZ are all looking at recounts
Today’s Two-Minute Drill THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1799 – Napoleon is part of a coup in France and declares himself Emperor 1938 – ‘Kristallnacht’ — the Nazis burned temples and Jewish-owned businesses in Germany
Read moreNovember 6, 2018 Election Day (Can we all like each other again?)
Election Day! THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected President 1945 – The first ever landing of a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier — an FR-1 Fireball touched
Read moreMonday, November 5, 2018 — Eve of the Midterms!
On This Day, Back In The Day 1605 – Guy Fawkes is arrested and charged with trying to blow up the British Parliament 1872 – Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote
Read moreFriday, November 2, 2018 — Trump warns caravan, Oprah knocks on doors in GA and JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
70 years ago today… oops. On This Day, Back In The Day 1889 – North Dakota became the 39th State in the Union and a few seconds later, South Dakota was #40 1947 – Howard
Read moreOctober 31, 2018 — Happy Halloween! Now, let’s change birthright citizenship and have CNN host declare white men to be a terror threat
LISTEN TO THE ANGIE AUSTIN AND MIKE OPELKA SHOW HERE On This Day, Back In The Day 1517 – Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church — Protestantism (Christianity’s
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