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July 8, 1853: The Black Ships
Season 1 Episode 26189
Some turning points arrive as negotiations. This one arrived as four warships.
On July 8, 1853, U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
July 7, 1981: The First Woman on the Court
Season 1 Episode 26188
Some turning points arrive with fanfare. This one arrived with a confirmation vote of 99 to nothing.
On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominate…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
July 6, 1944: When the Tent Came Down
Season 1 Episode 26187
Before television and the internet, the circus coming to town was one of the biggest live events a community would see all year.
On July 6, 1944, roug…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Business Blooper: New Coke: The Blunder That Was Maybe Intentional?
Season 1 Episode 26184
Some business mistakes are famous. This one is famous and still unresolved forty years later.
On April 23, 1985, The Coca-Cola Company announced it wa…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
July 2, 1962: Small Town, Big Idea
Season 1 Episode 26183
Some business ideas get rejected because they are bad. Some get rejected because the people doing the rejecting cannot see past the model they are al…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
July 1, 1963: Five Digits That Moved Everything
Season 1 Episode 26182
It started as a solution to a mail sorting crisis and became one of the most widely used data points in American commerce.
On July 1, 1963, the United…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
June 30, 1892: Carnegie's Other Legacy
Season 1 Episode 26181
Show Notes: On June 30, 1892, Carnegie Steel locked out its workers at the Homestead Steel Works before their contract had even expired.
Six days late…
3 months ago
June 29, 2007: A Phone That Killed Several Industries at Once
Season 1 Episode 26180
On June 29, 2007, Apple released the first iPhone to people who had been camping outside stores for days.
Nokia controlled 51 percent of the global ph…
3 months ago
bsnsBlooper: Wait. Toothpaste Flavored Lasagna or Lasagna Flavored Toothpaste?
Season 1 Episode 26177
The brand meant something customers wouldn’t let go of.
In the 1960s, Colgate-Palmolive explored expanding beyond oral care into food products, testin…
3 months ago
June 25, 1950: A Sunday Morning That Started the First Hot War of the Cold War
Season 1 Episode 26176
On June 25, 1950, North Korean tanks crossed the 38th parallel at 4:40 in the morning, and the Cold War turned hot for the first time.
What followed n…
3 months ago