Listen to Chris Conley's unique look at something interesting that happened on THIS DAY in history.
Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia on THIS DAY, September 14th with Chris Conley.
Our national debt is $40-trillion. It started growing on THIS DAY, September 13th with Chris Conley.
Broadway has never seen a play like The Black Crook, on THIS DAY, September 12th with Chris Conley.
You know about the terror attacks of 9-11... let's hear about some of the everyday heroes who tried to do something, on THIS DAY, September 11th with Chris Conley.
Friday night is the lowest night of the week for TV viewership. on THIS DAY, September 10th with Chris Conley.
Two inmates got into a fight in the prison yard on THIS DAY, September 9th with Chris Conley.
He was an inventor, and one of his ethnic slurs stuck to one of his inventions, on THIS DAY, September 8th with Chris Conley.
The Pilgrims were supposed to sail to the New World on two ships. You know about the Mayflower. You'll hear about the Speedwell, on THIS DAY, September 6th with Chris Conley.
Sometimes a part is so perfect for an actor that it's hard to say 'no,' on THIS DAY, September 5th with Chris Conley.
Do you know how much a bar of soap costs, or a package of napkins? On THIS DAY, September 4th with Chris Conley.
Sears Roebuck and Company would ship their products anywhere in the country, on THIS DAY, September 3rd with Chris Conley.
None of the Beatles were particularly good piano players, on THIS DAY, September 2nd with Chris Conley.
In the early days of train travel, even short trips were uncomfortable... on THIS DAY, September 1st with Chris Conley.
It was a group of construction workers who started the first Labor Day, on THIS DAY, September 7th with Chris Conley.
This children's toy was invented by the son of a famous architect on THIS DAY, August 31st with Chris Conley.
Are some weapons so dangerous that they ought to be banned? On THIS DAY, August 30th with Chris Conley.
Forecasting hurricanes is not an exact science, on THIS DAY, August 29th with Chris Conley.
The railroads proved their worth in a big race, on THIS DAY, August 28th with Chris Conley.
The author hated the way her books were turned into a movie, on THIS DAY, August 27th with Chris Conley.
Major League Baseball almost banned broadcasts of its games, on THIS DAY, August 26th with Chris Conley.
Lewis and Clark passed through three areas that would become national parks, on THIS DAY, August 25th with Chris Conley.
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.
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.
A team from Belgium made it to the Little League World Series, on THIS DAY, August 21st with Chris Conley.
A new leader for the Soviet Union... and hard-liners didn't like his reforms, on THIS DAY, August 20th with Chris Conley.
For a long time, Ohio, not Michigan, was the automobile capital of America. More with Chris Conley on THIS DAY, August 19th.
Doctors used to claim that cigarettes were healthy, on THIS DAY August 18th with Chris Conley.
A drilling and mining company... with a history of playing fast and loose with the rules, on THIS DAY, August 22nd with Chris Conley.
A small river in Canada set off a massive land rush, on THIS DAY, August 17th with Chris Conley.
The Wright Brothers were first-in-flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Some people dispute that, on THIS DAY, August 16th with Chris Conley.
The cargo ship Ancon was too big for its own good, on THIS DAY, August 15th with Chris Conley.
A 26-year-old woman fell in love with a man who was in jail. They would get married on THIS DAY, August 14th with Chris Conley.
Donnie Dunnegan was an actor who got no credit for his best-known role, on THIS DAY, August 13th with Chris Conley.
The Montreal Expos never won the World Series... and they lost their best chance on THIS DAY, August 12th with Chris Conley.
She was about to start a solo music career, but first she helped a newer act get their big break... on THIS DAY, August 11th with Chris Conley.
The ship Mercury arrived in Falmouth, England with an important letter onboard. More on THIS DAY, August 10th with Chris Conley.
A wealthy corporate lawyer became ill while on vacation on THIS DAY, August 9th with Chris Conley.
A 14-year-old boy who played the clarinet got a job with a riverboat band on THIS DAY, August 8th with Chris Conley.
Phillipe Petit was sitting in a doctor's office reading about the construction of the Twin Towers in New York. The building would become an obsession, on THIS DAY, August 7th with Chris Conley.
The electric chair is no longer used in death penalty cases. The first try did not go well, on THIS DAY, August 6th with Chris Conley.
If you've seen the movie Braveheart, you know something about the legend of William Wallace.. on THIS DAY, August 5th with Chris Conley.
A homeless black boy was taken in by a Jewish family. It changed his life, on THIS DAY, August 4th with Chris Conley.
She lived in an expensive neighborhood in New Jersey, and had some famous neighbors... on THIS DAY, August 3rd with Chris Conley.
A rock'n ' roll show in Duluth. Minnesota changed a young man's life... on THIS DAY, August 2nd with Chris Conley.
The first newspaper in North America was the Boston News-Letter. It was unclear if enough people would read it, on THIS DAY, August 1st with Chris Conley.
If you've ever dreamed of publishing a book, be prepared for many rejection letters... on THIS DAY, July 31st with Chris Conley.
Americans have always been fascinated with how things work, on THIS DAY, July 30th with Chris Conley.
Pluto isn't really a planet. And there is another giant space rock that's also circling our sun, on THIS DAY, July 29th with Chris Conley.
The movie Animal House was going to be filmed in Missouri, until school administrators read the script, on THIS DAY, July 28th, with Chris Conley.
Vincent van Gogh suffered from mental illness, but an exact diagnosis isn't clear, on THIS DAY, July 27th with Chris Conley.
