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Clean Up After Your Dog! (1978)
It’s August 3rd. This day in 1978, dog owners in NYC are dealing with a whole new reality — they are now responsible for cleaning up after their pet’…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Subway Vigilante (1984) w/ Leon Neyfakh
It’s August 1st. This day in 1996, a judge ruled that Bernie Goetz still owed his victims millions of dollars in damages as a result of the “Subway V…
2 years, 8 months ago
![The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey [[Archive Episode]]](https://f.prxu.org/282/images/285d539b-c30b-4a77-b694-231a65361123/ThisDay_Tile_Artwork_2025_Refresh_3k.png)
The Irish-American Gun-Runners (1973) w/ Nate Lavey [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 8 months ago
Thunderation! The Speaker Demands Bean Soup (1904)
It’s July 27th. This day in 1904, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon (IL) goes to the Capitol dining room expecting to have a nice hot cup of his fav…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Plot To Blow Up Hell Gate Bridge (1942) w/ Rebecca Seidel
It’s July 24th. This day in 1942, a trial is wrapping up in New York City centered on a Nazi plot to target a number of significant US economic sites…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Beer Summit (2009) [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Szilard Anti-Nuke Petition (1945)
It’s July 20th. This day in 1945, a petition signed by 70 scientists working on the development of nuclear weapons is circulating in Washington — a p…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Ft Ontario Holocaust Refugees (1944) w/ Sarah Botstein
It’s July 18th. This day in 1944, a group of almost one thousand refugees are headed to the United States, where they would eventually be housed at F…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Lost Robert E. Lee Oath Theory (1975) w/ John Reeves [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hubert Humphrey Takes Center Stage (1948) w/ Samuel G Freedman
It’s July 13th. Only July 14th, 1948, at the Democratic National Convention, a young Hubert Humphrey took the stage and implored his party to embrace…
2 years, 8 months ago