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Lewis and Clark passed through three areas that would become national parks, on THIS DAY, August 25th with Chris Conley.

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Kenny Barker was part of a successful nightclub act. He would leave that for a shot at the movies, on THIS DAY, August 24th with Chris Conley.

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Four people were taken hostage during a bank robbery in Sweden. The case did not end as expected, on THIS DAY, August 23rd with Chris Conley.

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A team from Belgium made it to the Little League World Series, on THIS DAY, August 21st with Chris Conley.

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A new leader for the Soviet Union... and hard-liners didn't like his reforms, on THIS DAY, August 20th with Chris Conley.

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For a long time, Ohio, not Michigan, was the automobile capital of America. More with Chris Conley on THIS DAY, August 19th.

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Doctors used to claim that cigarettes were healthy, on THIS DAY August 18th with Chris Conley.

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A drilling and mining company... with a history of playing fast and loose with the rules, on THIS DAY, August 22nd with Chris Conley.

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A small river in Canada set off a massive land rush, on THIS DAY, August 17th with Chris Conley.

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The Wright Brothers were first-in-flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Some people dispute that, on THIS DAY, August 16th with Chris Conley.