An oil well is drilled by torpedoes for the first time - January 21st, 1865
On this day in 1865, a Union Army Colonel turned oil tycoon used a makeshift torpedo to increase the flow of fossil fuels from a well. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnet...
21 Jan 20227min
Marvin Gaye's hit song "What's Going On" is released - January 20th, 1971
On this day in 1971, Motown legend Marvin Gaye released the powerful hit single “What’s Going On.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener ...
20 Jan 20227min
A famous horned lizard dies after living 31 years entombed in the cornerstone of a Texas courthouse - January 19th, 1929
On this day in 1929, a horned lizard named Old Rip died of pneumonia after allegedly surviving 31 years sealed in the cornerstone of the Eastland, Texas courthouse. Learn more about your ad-choices a...
19 Jan 20229min
The U.S. government bans the sale of sliced bread - January 18th, 1943
On this day in 1943, Claude R. Wickard, the Secretary of Agriculture and head of the War Food Administration, banned the sale of pre-sliced bread in America during World War II Learn more about your ...
18 Jan 20226min
The Great Brink's Robbery - January 17th, 1950
On this day in 1950, a group of armed robbers stole more than $2 million from the Brink’s Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...
17 Jan 20226min
Part One of Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote novel is published in Spain - January 16th, 1605
On this day in 1605, the first half of Miguel de Cervantes' landmark novel Don Quixote was published in Spain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.c...
16 Jan 20227min
A cartoon in Harper's Weekly uses the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time - January 15th, 1870
On this day in 1870, political cartoonist Thomas Nast first used the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic Party in a cartoon titled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion." Learn more about your ad-cho...
15 Jan 20227min
The clarinet is invented in Nuremberg, Germany - January 14th, 1690
On this day in 1690, German instrument maker Johann Christoph Denner created the world’s first clarinet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/lis...
14 Jan 20227min
