The first Olympic dog sled race is held at Lake Placid, New York - February 6th, 1932
On this day in 1932, a dogsled racing event was featured at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...
6 Feb 20228min
Wartime sweet rationing finally ends in the United Kingdom - February 5th, 1953
On this day in 1953, to the delight of millions in the United Kingdom, the wartime rationing of candy and chocolate was lifted after nearly eleven years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...
5 Feb 202210min
Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army - February 4th, 1974
On this day in 1974, a 19-year-old college student named Patty Hearst was abducted at gunpoint from her apartment in Berkeley, California. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...
4 Feb 202211min
A Marine jet slices a ski lift cable in Italy - February 3rd, 1998
On this day in 1998, twenty civilians were killed when a US military jet severed the cable of a ski lift while flying recklessly low in the Italian Alps. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...
3 Feb 202210min
The first Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania - February 2nd, 1887
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day was celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnys...
2 Feb 202212min
Texas delegates vote to secede from the Union - February 1st, 1861
On this day in 1861, delegates of the people of Texas voted to adopt an ordinance of secession, making Texas the seventh state to secede from the Union. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...
1 Feb 20228min
A chimpanzee named Ham returns safely from space - January 31st, 1961
On this day in 1961, a specially trained chimpanzee named Ham became the first primate to travel into space. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com...
31 Jan 202210min
"The Lone Ranger" radio show premieres - January 30th, 1933
On this day in 1933, radio western “The Lone Ranger” was broadcast for the first time from the WXYZ radio station in Detroit, Michigan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne...
30 Jan 202210min
