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Gandhi Meets the US Civil Rights Movement (1936)
It’s February 14th. This day in 1936, a delegation of US civil rights activists is touring India, where they would meet with Mahatma Gandhi to discus…
3 years, 3 months ago
Utah Grants And Un-Grants Women The Right To Vote (1870)
It’s February 12th. This day in 1870, women in Utah become the first in the country to cast ballots in elections. But after granting women the right …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Beating of Isaac Woodard (1946) w/ Matthew Delmont
It’s February 9th. In 1946, a recently-returned World War II vet by the name of Isaac Woodard is beaten by police, an incident that became a national…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tractorcade! (1979)
It’s February 7th. This day in 1979, thousands of tractors descended on Washington, D.C. as part of a protest over agricultural policy.
Jody, NIki, a…
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Huey Long Invents a Bank Holiday (1933)
It’s February 4th. This day in 1933, Louisiana Senator Huey Long invents a holiday out of whole cloth in order to close banks and prevent a bank run.…
3 years, 3 months ago
Laddie Boy! First Celebrity Presidential Pet (1929)
It’s February 2nd. This day in 1929, Laddie Boy died and the country mourned.
Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss Warren Harding’s dog, and why he was suc…
3 years, 3 months ago
Carter Hacks Iowa (1976)
It’s January 31st. This day in 1976, Jimmy Carter is coming out of Iowa having rocketed to the top of the Democratic nomination field. This is in lar…
3 years, 3 months ago
Elian Gonzalez, Stuck in the US (2000) w/ Geraldo Cadava
It’s January 29th. This day in 2000, the Cuban relatives of Elian Gonzalez are in the United States arguing that the six-year-old child should be ret…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Black Panther Breakfast Program (1969) w/ Mary Phillips
It’s January 26th. This day in 1969, free meals are being handed out to kids in Oakland, California as part of the Black Panther Party Free for Child…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Billy Possum Craze (1909)
It’s January 24th. This day in 1909, the administration of William Howard Taft has gone completely possum crazy — and is desperately trying to make “…
3 years, 3 months ago