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102826

2026/10/28

Cotton plantations in the Old South used to be small and unprofitable, until a new machine was invented on THIS DAY, October 28th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102726

2026/10/27

Elevated railroads, or ELs, were the first mass transit systems in New York City... but they were not popular, on THIS DAY, October 27th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102626

2026/10/26

Muhammad Ali was banned from boxing for nearly four years. His comeback began on THIS DAY, October 26th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102526r

2026/10/25

The British rock band The Yardbirds had an ugly breakup on THIS DAY October 25th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102426r

2026/10/24

World War II had been over for a few years, and the Allies were not getting along -- on THIS DAY, October 24th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102326r

2026/10/22

He almost became a magician... then his career took a different turn, on THIS DAY, October 23rd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102226r

2026/10/22

Imagine how Andres Jaques Garrimine must have felt... hanging upside by a rope from the basket of a hot air balloon, on THIS DAY, October 22nd with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102126

2026/10/21

It's the Navy's most famous ship... and she was in danger of being scrapped on THIS DAY, October 21st with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

102026r

2026/10/20

A British rock band got a gig in New York City... but they didn't have the money to get there, on THIS DAY October 20th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101926

2026/10/19

There was a concert that would feature the music of John Stafford Smith, on THIS DAY, November 19h with Chris Conley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101826r

2026/10/18

What if researchers combined x-rays with microscopes? On THIS DAY, October 18th with Chris Conley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101726r

2026/10/17

For as long as there's been golf, there have been friendly side-bets... on THIS DAY, October 17th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101626

2026/10/16

Before the Civil War there were smaller battles over slavery, on THIS DAY, October 16th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101526

2026/10/15

She was an exotic dancer... and a spy... on THIS DAY, October 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

101426

2026/10/14

Her television career got off to an auspicious start, because of a leaked sex tape... on THIS DAY, October 14th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.