From the Podcast: Mike Opelka · Mike dives into the politics and Biden's Afghanistan disaster THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1666 – The Great Fire of London starts (4 days, destroyed 13,000 buildings) 1789 – The Treasury
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Wednesday – September 1, 2021
Spotted online… THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1807 – Former VP Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason 1939 – Hitler and Germany invade Poland to regain lost territory 1971 – The Pittsburgh Pirates field the first
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1802 – Meriwether Lewis leaves Pittsburgh to meet up with William Clark and head west 1919 – The Communist Workers Party is formed in Chicago 1928 – Kurt Weill’s “Threepenny Opera”
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From the PureOpelka Podcast Mike Opelka · Dr. Michael Roizen on vaccine booster timing and masks for kids in schools THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1617 – Rosa de Lima of Peru becomes the first American
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From the Podcast Mike Opelka · Mike breaks down what he heard in Biden's speech on Thursday part 1 THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1883 – Krakatoa erupts and could be heard 3000 miles away 1910
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From the podcast: THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1429 – Joan of Arc makes her triumphant return to Paris 1883 – Krakatoa starts rumbling… the “big one” would happen a day later 1930 – Philo Farnsworth
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From the podcast: Mike Opelka · Tracy Beanz from UncoverDC.com updates Mike on election audits THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1718 – New Orleans founded by French settlers (named for the Duke of Orleans) 1835 – The
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1305 – Scottish patriot William Wallace is hanged, beheaded, drawn and quartered in London 1775 – King George III declares the American colonies to be in rebellion 1900 – Booker T.
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From the PureOpelka podcast Mike Opelka · A Friday follow-up from Dr. Roizen on the Delta variant surge THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1667 – John Milton publishes “Paradise Lost” – an epic poem about the
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1692 – Salem, MA — five women are hanged after being convicted of witchcraft. 14 others were executed that year and another 150 imprisoned (It was not our finest hour) 1812
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