The world's first automated parking garage opens - December 5th, 1951
On this day in 1951, the Park-O-Mat driverless parking garage opened in Washington, D.C.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Dec 20237min
A fire breaks out at the Montreux Casino during a Frank Zappa concert - December 4th, 1971
On this day in 1971, the Montreux Casino burned to the ground during a concert by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Dec 20237min
The first Christmas Club is introduced - December 1st, 1909
On this day in 1909, the first Christmas savings account was opened at the Carlisle Trust Company in Pennsylvania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 Dec 20236min
Elizabeth I "Golden Speech" / Barbados gains independence - November 30th Flashback
Elizabeth I delivered her "Golden Speech" on this day in 1601.On this day in 1966, the east Caribbean island of Barbados gained its independence from the United Kingdom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Nov 202314min
Whitman massacre / James Jay invents invisible ink - November 29th Flashback
On this day in 1847, a group of Cayuse tribespeople killed 13 people at the Whitman Mission, as they believed that physician and religious leader Marcus Whitman was deliberately spreading measles.On this day in 1775, physician and amateur chemist James Jay invented a new kind of invisible ink, which was later put to use in the American War of Independence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Nov 202313min
Anne Bonny and Mary Read piracy conviction / First pulsar detected - November 28th Flashback
Anne Bonny and Mary Read were convicted of piracy on this day in 1720. You can find more to the story in the August 15, 2016 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class.On this day in 1967, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell became the first person to detect a radio pulsar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Nov 20239min
Berners Street hoax / Custer massacres Cheyenne - November 27th Flashback
On this day in 1810, Theodore Hook the sent a multitude of goods and service providers to the home of Mrs. Tottenham at 54 Berners Street in London as a prank.On this day in 1868, at dawn, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne village along the Washita River in what is now Oklahoma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Nov 202311min
Bessie Blount born / Tasman spots Tasmania - November 24th Flashback
On this day in 1914, physical therapist and inventor Bessie Blount was born.On this day in 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman recorded the first European sighting of the island now known as Tasmania.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Nov 202311min
