Music

 

November 5 This Day in History (2025)

November 5: Replevin, Raymond Loewy, Japan, Gram Parsons, Love Hurts by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, and a quote.

Live

 

November 4 This Day in History 2025

November 4: Taxi, Will Rogers, Sterling North, The NSA, “On The Street Where You Live (At)” by The Geezenslaws, and a quote

Understand

 

November 3 This Day in History 2025

November 3: Creole, American Continental Army, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lulu, D.C. Gets the Vote, "To Sir With Love" by Lulu, and a quote.

Looking Forward

 

November 2 This Day in History Weekend Edition 2025

November 2: Colloquialism, Daniel Boone, Marie Antoinette, James K. Polk, Warren G. Harding, The Dakotas, k.d. lang, “Trail of Broken Hearts” by k.d.lang, and a quote

Truth

 

November 1 This Day in History 2025 Weekend Edition

 

October 31 This Day in History (2025)

October 31: Pave, Lincoln Highway, Tom Paxton, “The Last Thing on My Mind” by Tom Paxton, and a quote.

 

October 30 This Day in History 2025

October 30: Contrarian, Angelica Kauffman, Robert Goulet, “War of the Worlds”, “If Ever I Would Leave You” by Robert Goulet, and a quote

 

October 29 This Day in History (2025)

October 29: Arcuate, French Witch Trials, Turkish Republic, Black Tuesday, Denny Laine, “Go Now!” By Moody Blues, and a quote

Don't Worry

 

October 28 This Day in History (2025)

October 28: Worry, Nerva, Bejing, Wayne Fontana, Cuban Missile Crisis “The Game of Love” by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, and a quote.

What's Right

 

October 27 This Day in History (2025)

October 27: Elaborate vs. Elucidate, Theodore Roosevelt, Floyd Cramer, The Cuban Missile Crisis, “Last Date” by Floyd Cramer, and a quote

Change

 

October 26 This Day in History Weekend Edition 2025

October 26: Keelhaul, Skopje burned, First Continental Congress, Napoleon Hill, Hoover Dam, Smallpox, USA PATRIOT Act, "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners, and a quote

 

October 25 This Day in History Weekend Edition

October 25: Scuttlebutt, King George III, Toronto Stock Exchange, "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper, and a quote.

Opimists and Pessimists

 

October 24 This Day in History

October 24: Etymology, Chartres Cathedral, the 1929 Stock Market Crash, J.P. Richards, aka "The Big Bopper", "Chantilly Lace" by The Big Bopper and a quote.

Try, even when it feels pointless.

 

October 23 This Day in History (2025)

October 23: Initiative, Valentinian III, First Wartime Flight, WWII, Robert Lansing, “The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen” by Leon Russell, and a quote.

The Greatest Things in Life

 

October 22 This Day in History

October 22: Wombat Day, Prefecture, Eddie Brigati, Operation Osoaviakhim, Red Dye No. 4, “How Can I Be Sure” by the Young Rascals, and a quote.

Running

 

October 21 This Day in History

October 21:Alacrity, A Revolutionary Flag, Edison’s Lightbulb, Steve Cropper, “Green Onions” by Booker T. And the M.G.’s, and a quote

Quit Worrying

 

October 20 This Day in History (2025)

October 20: Civil, Louisiana Purchase, Tom Petty, Sydney Opera House, “Handle with Care” by The Traveling Wilburys, and a quote

Love what you do.

 

October 19 2025 Weekend Edition

Peace

 

October 18 2025 Weekend Edition

Simplicity

 

October 17 This Day in History 2025

October 17: Constellation, A Tornado in London, Kepler’s Supernova, London Beer Flood, Rita Haworth, “Put The Blame On Mame” by Rita Hayworth, and a quote.

Speak Up

 

October 16 This Day in History (2025)

October 16: Parer, Noah Webster, Marie Antoinette, The Cardiff Giant, The Long March, China's Nukes John Mayer, “No Such Thing” by John Mayer, and a quote.

Tell 'em

 

What we do

 

October 14 This Day in History 2025

August 14: Opulent, Photography, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Thomas Dolby, “She Blinded Me With Science” by Thomas Dolby, and a quote.

Use it or Lose it

 

October 13 This Day in History 2025

October 13: Metonymy, Columbus Day, The White House, Sammy Hagar, “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar, and a quote.

Practice Makes Progress

 

October 11 This Day in History Weekend Edition

This Day in History – October 11: meticulous, George Williams, Henry J. Heinz, The University of Sydney, Eleanor Roosevelt, Daryl Hall, Several items of Space News, "Kiss On My List" by Daryl Hall and John Oates, and a quote.

Sing

 

October 10 This Day in History

October 10: Synecdoche, Neptune's Moon Triton, Gail Halvorsen, King Crimson, “I Talk to the Wind” by King Crimson, and a quote.

Good Life

 

October 9 This Day in History

October 9: Intaglio, The Prague Astronomical Clock, Kepler's Supernova, The Black Sox Scandal, Boulder Dam, John Lennon, Tony Shaloub, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles, and a quote.

Power

 

October 8 This Day in History

October 8: Pink, John Hancock, Ping Bodie, Harmon Dobson, Frank Herbert, “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” by Bobby Vee, and a quote.

Love

 

October 7 This Day in History

October 7: Decent, Al Martino, “Speak Softly, Love” by Al Martino, and a quote

Courage

 

October 6 This Day in History

October 6: Descent, George Westinghouse, Thor Heyerdahl, Britt Ekland, “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul, and a quote.

Turn on the light

 

October 5 This Day in History Weekend Edition

October 5: Juxtaposition, Portugal, French Bread Riots, Portugal again, Steve Miller, First Televised Oval Office Address, Product Tampering, "Fly Like an Eagle" by Steve Miller Band, and a quote 👍🏻

Water

 

October 4 Weekend Edition (2025)

October 4: Verdigris, The Coverdale Bible, The Gregorian Calendar, Mexico, Frederic Remington, Texas A&M, Willie Gillis, "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen, and a quote.

Be Here Now.

 

October 2 This Day In History

October 2: Gregarious, Sting, Thurgood Marshall, Every Breath You Take” by The Police, and a quote.

How to think

 

October 1 This Day in History

October 1: Widdershins, Yosemite National Park, The First World Series Baseball Game, Model T for sale, Al Jackson Jr. “Time is Tight” by Booker T and the MGs, and a quote.

 

September 28 This Day in History (Weekend Edition)

Do What You Can

 

September 27 This Day in History Weekend Edition

An Apple A Day

 

September 26 This Day in History

September 26: Dissent, Johnny Appleseed, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Machine Gun Kelly, Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles, from the Abbey Road album.

 

September 25 This Day in History

September 25: Ascent, Roman Empire, “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper, and a quote

Roberto Clemente

 

September 23, This Day in History

September 23: Pillage, The New York Knickerbockers, Puerto Rico’s Grito de Lares, Bruce Springsteen, “Blinded by the Light” by Bruce Springsteen, and a quote.

Children

 

September 22 This Day in History (With Subtitles!)

September 22: Initialism, Operation Little Vittles, Joan Jett, “I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and a quote

Better.

 

September 21, Weekend Edition (with subtitles)

September 21, Weekend Edition: Cleavage, Louis Joliet, The Great Fire of New York, Benedict Arnold, "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley, and a quote.

Beauty

 

Try, try again

 

September 19 This Day in History

September 19: Assent, Bacon’s Rebellion, William Golding, Heaven on Earth by Hilary Stagg, and a quote.

The True Measure

 

September 18 This Day in History

September 18: Hecciety, 12th Baktun of the Long Count Calendar, Samuel Johnson, Gretta Garbo, Michael Franks, “Popsicle Toes” by Michael Franks, and a quote.

 

September 17 This Day in History

September 17: Integrity, U.S. Constitution, Hank Williams, Jim Rohn, “Lovesick Blues” by Hank Williams, and a quote.

Liberty

 

September 16 This Day in History

September 16: Quasi, The Mayflower, Mexico’s Independence Day! Sheb Wooley, “Flying Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley, and a quote.

Counting those blessings!

 

September 15 This Day in History

September 15: Ides, William Howard Taft, Roy Acuff, “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson, and a quote.

 

September 14 This Day in History (Weekend Edition)

September 14: Memento Mori, Domitian, The Gregorian Calendar, President William McKinley, First Disk Storage, OPEC, “I Shot the Sheriff” by Eric Clapton, and a quote

Whether it's food, possessions, money, or time...

 

September 12 This Day in History

September 12: Metamorphosis, Luna 2, John Kennedy: "We choose to go to the moon", Gemini II, Space Shuttles Discovery, Endeavour, and Discovery, “Across the Universe by the Beatles, and a quote.

It always seems impossible until it's done.