"Rapper's Delight" becomes the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40 - January 5th, 1980
On this day in 1980, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip hop song ever to break into the Billboard Top 40. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...
5 Jan 20229min
Two trains collide in the worst rail disaster in Pakistan’s history - January 4th, 1990
On this day in 1990, an overcrowded passenger train slammed into a parked freight train at a railway station in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...
4 Jan 20226min
Nazi propagandist “Lord Haw-Haw” is executed for treason - January 3rd, 1946
On this day in 1946, William Joyce, better known to the British as Lord Haw-Haw, was put to death for betraying his country on behalf of Nazi Germany. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....
3 Jan 202210min
President Nixon sets a national speed limit of 55 MPH - January 2nd, 1974
On this day in 1974, President Richard Nixon established a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour on every highway in the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...
2 Jan 20228min
Johnny Cash plays a concert at San Quentin State Prison - January 1st, 1959
On this day in 1959, musician Johnny Cash rang in the new year by performing live at San Quentin State Prison in California. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSe...
1 Jan 20228min
A Victorian dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an Iguanodon - December 31st, 1853
On this day in 1853, natural history artist and sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins hosted a New Year’s Eve dinner party inside a full-scale model of an Iguanodon. Learn more about your ad-choices a...
31 Dec 20218min
British miners are ordered to replace canaries with electronic carbon monoxide sensors - December 30th, 1986
On this day in 1986, a British mining tradition came to an end when legislation officially ordered that all live canaries be released from the nation’s coal mines. Learn more about your ad-choices at...
30 Dec 20218min
The first YMCA in the United States opens its doors in Boston - December 29th, 1851
On this day in 1851, retired sea captain Thomas Sullivan helped establish the first YMCA in the United States in Boston. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee om...
29 Dec 20218min
