Mary Anderson patents the windshield wiper - November 10th, 1903
On this day in 1903, Alabama native Mary Anderson was awarded a patent for her early design of windshield wipers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...
10 Nov 20218min
Beer brewer Alfred Heineken is kidnapped and held for ransom - November 9th, 1983
On this day in 1983, Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, CEO of the Heineken brewery, was abducted at gunpoint outside the company’s headquarters in Amsterdam. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
9 Nov 20218min
HBO is launched as the first pay-TV network - November 8th, 1972
On this day in 1972, Home Box Office, or HBO, began broadcasting for the first time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...
8 Nov 20217min
Paris makes it illegal for women to wear trousers - November 7th, 1800
On this day in 1800, the police chief of Paris issued an order making it illegal for women to wear pants in public. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystu...
7 Nov 20217min
Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca washes ashore in Texas - November 6th, 1528
On this day in 1528, Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca became the first European to set foot on land that would later become the state of Texas. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
6 Nov 20217min
Parker Brothers launches the Monopoly board game - November 5th, 1935
On this day in 1935, Parker Brothers begins selling Monopoly, a board game based on the real estate of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork....
5 Nov 202111min
British poet Wilfred Owen is killed in action - November 4th, 1918
On this day in 1918, at the tail end of the First World War, British poet Wilfred Owen was killed in action during an assault on a German-held canal on the Western Front of France. Learn more about y...
4 Nov 202112min
"SOS is approved as the worldwide distress signal - November 3rd, 1906 "
On this day in 1906, at an international conference held in Berlin, SOS was chosen as the officially recognized distress call for ships at sea. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...
3 Nov 20217min
