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A Texas Dem Split (1944)
It’s May 23rd. This day in 1944, Texas Democrats hold two competing conventions ahead of the fall’s election, with the party split over FDR’s policie…
4 years, 10 months ago
Slow Your Roll (1901)
It’s May 20th. This day in 1901, Connecticut passed the first ever speed limit law for automobiles in the United States.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discu…
4 years, 10 months ago
Dan Quayle vs Murphy Brown (1992)
It’s May 18th. This day in 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle gave a speech about the erosion of “family values” in America, and towards the end critici…
4 years, 10 months ago
The First Radio Debate (1948)
It’s May 16th. This day in 1948, New York Governor Thomas E Dewey and former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen were preparing for the first nationall…
4 years, 10 months ago
The MOVE Bombing (1985) w/ Gene Demby
It’s May 13th. This day in 1985, the Philadelphia police department ended a standoff with the MOVE group by dropping two firebombs from a helicopter …
4 years, 10 months ago
Dust, Everywhere (1934)
It’s May 11th. This day in 1934, a massive dust storm swept across the Great Plains, lifting up millions of tons of topsoil and spreading it as far a…
4 years, 10 months ago
Sitting Bull in Canada (1877)
It’s May 9th. This day in 1877, Lakota leader Sitting Bull leads a large group into Canada to seek refuge from the U.S. Army, which had been pursuing…
4 years, 10 months ago
Kennedy's Pulitzer Controversies (1957)
It’s May 6th. This day in 1957, Senator John F Kennedy of Massachusetts was awarded the Pulitzer prize for his book “Profiles in Courage.”
Jody, Niki…
4 years, 10 months ago
SEAL Team Six (2011) w/ Dan Taberski
It’s May 4th. This day (May 2nd, in fact) in 2011, a group of Navy SEALs raided a compound in Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden.
Jody, Niki, and Ke…
4 years, 10 months ago
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (2003) w/ Noreen Malone
It’s May 2nd. This day in 2003 (actually, May 1st) President George W. Bush gave a speech about the Iraq War on the USS Abraham Lincoln in front of a…
4 years, 10 months ago