Today is the 65th anniversary of CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers being shot down in his U2 spy plane over the Soviet Union. My co-host today is his son Gary Powers jr. We got the whole story on his dads place in history. Gary jr. is a very...
National Honesty day. Entertainment from 1976. Louisiana became 18th state, George Washington inaugurated as 1st US prsident, Galileo imprisoned for saying earth revolved around the sun. Todays birthdays - Eve Arden, Robert Easton, Johnny Horton,...
Today my co-host is Shae, half of the History Unhinged: Rainy Days Rabbit Holes podcast. One of the best podcasts available. Check out their website http://www.rainydayrabbitholes.com/They have really cool Merch also. Rainy Day Rabbit Holes...
National Superhero day. Entertainment from 1996. Maryland became 7th state, Mutiny on the Bounty happened, 1st free fall parachute jump. Todays birthdays - James Monroe, Oskar Schindler, Ann-Margret, Marcia Strassman, Jay Leno, Mary McDonnell,...
National Prime Rib day. Entertainment from 1955. SS Sultana was worst maritime disaster in US history, Who is Buried in Grants Tomb? Hawaii hosttest temp ever. Todays birthdays - Ulysses S. Grant, Jack Klugman, Casey Kasem, Cuba Gooding Sr, Kate...
Hug a plumber day. Entertainment from 2015. Gullotine 1st used, First submarine to circumnavigate the Earth submerged, 1st solar powered battery. Todays birthdays - Ella Fitzgerald, Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Andy Bell, Hank Azaria, Rene Zellweger,...
