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The Wallace What-If (1944)
It’s July 17th. This day in 1944, there are real questions about who will be the Vice Presidential nominee going into FDR’s run for office that fall.…
3 years, 9 months ago
Nelson Hackett's Escape -- and Return -- from Canada (1844)
It’s July 14th. This day in 1844, a formerly enslaved man by the name of Nelson Hackett is being sent back to the United States after having escaped …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Great Upheaval (Railroad Strike Version) (1877)
It’s July 12th. This day in 1877, a railroad worker strike is starting in West Virginia and will soon spread throughout the midwest and eastern Unite…
3 years, 10 months ago
Nativists vs Catholics in Philadelphia (1844)
It’s July 10th. This day in 1844, riots and violence are breaking out in Philadelphia as nativist groups coalesce around anti-Catholic and anti-immig…
3 years, 10 months ago
Harriet Jacobs, Budding Author (1853)
It’s July 7th. This day in 1853, Harriet Jacobs, a formerly enslaved woman, writes her first letter to the editor, and begins to work on her memoirs.…
3 years, 10 months ago
Texas Opts In (1845)
It’s July 5th. This day in 1845, the Texas legislature votes to ratify a decision to join the United States of America. This marked the end, at least…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Great American Road Trip (1956) w/ Eddie Alterman
It’s July 3rd. This day in 1956, President Eisenhower signed the National Highway Act, the largest infrastructure project in American history.
Jody, …
3 years, 10 months ago
The Wrights Make Might (1909)
It’s June 30th. This day in 1909, the Wright Brothers are at Fort Meyer, Virginia, to demonstrate their latest airplane technology.
Jody, Niki, and K…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Abramoff Scandal (2005) w/ Philip Bump
It’s June 27th. This day in 2006, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee released a report about the breadth and depth of corruption on the part of lobb…
3 years, 10 months ago
Stuck On 435 (1929) w/ Philip Bump
It’s June 26th. In 1929, Congress passed the “Permanent Reapportionment Act,” which capped the number of representatives in the house.
Jody, Niki, an…
3 years, 10 months ago