On This Day

What device is Edwin Land famous for? What musical group made their TV debut on American Bandstand? Which two MLB teams played in the first night game on this day? Find out in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Do you know when the MET first opened? When did minor league baseball debut? What lead actor in To Sir, with Love celebrates his birthday today? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

What device did Thomas Edison patent on this day? What member of the royal family is celebrating a birthday today? Who was behind the creation of the AMA show? Learn the answers to each of these questions and more in today's episode of On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

When was Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" first published? What famous actor is celebrating his birthday today? Tune in for today's episode and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Care to guess when the first high school driver's ed class was introduced? What famous hall of fame opened on this day in Springfield, MA? What all-time great basketball player was born on this day? Get your answers in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

What do Howard Carter and Egypt have to do with each other? What milestone did NBA great Wilt Chamberlain reach on this day? Find out in today's episode of the On This Day Podcast. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

What famous national flag debuted on this day in 1965? When did Dale Earnhardt win his first Daytona 500? What famous suffragist was born on this day? Get your answers to these questions and more in today's episode of On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Happy Valentines Day! Do you know what was Oscar Wilde's final play and the year it opened? When was the first NHL All-Start Game held? What famous 20th century comedian was born on this day? Listen to today's episode, and you'll know the answers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Can you name the first magazine published in the US? Do you know what ASCAP stands for and when it was formed? What famous TV show host and mayor is celebrating his birthday today? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Abraham Lincoln facts bookend today's four historical footnotes on history, entertainment, sports, and birthdays. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Find out when the first bicycle club was formed in the US. When was the "Superbowl Shuffle" certified gold? These historical nuggets and more in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Ever received a singing telegram? Find out the first year you could have. Other topics in today's show: fire prevention, major league baseball, and a famous actor's birthday. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Know when the Hollywood Walk of Fame was started? Learn some notable details about the 9th president of the United States. Those things and more in today's On This Day. Visit us on the web at onthisday.show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Today is the official "birthday" of what famous American organization? Do you know what "payola" is and why this day is important? What famous Civil War general was born on this day? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

In what year did the British Invasion begin? Who signed the first six-figure major league baseball contract? When was Charles Dickens born? Think you know the answers? Find out in today's episode of On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Today is the anniversary of one of the most extraordinary golf shots ever. Find out which President of the United States was born on this day. Learn these facts and more in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

Learn why it became safer to walk the streets of New York on this day. Do you recall what year the Pittsburg Steelers won their fifth Super Bowl? What home run hitting baseball player was born on this day? Answers to these and more in today's On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

What does this day in history have to do with the Revolutionary War? Do you know what year the first US Winter Olympics opened? What famous aviator has a birthday today? Get the answers in today's On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

With Tax Day coming up, do you know why this day is notable? Also, what does today have to do with baseballs, basketballs, tennis balls, golf balls, and footballs? Find out the answers to those questions and more in today's episode of On This Day. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support

While recording today's episode, I referenced the "National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs". It sounded stilted when I read it, but I guess that's what happens when you refer to "baseball" as two words. Listen to the episode to find out when we got professional baseball here in the States. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/onthisday/support