Hi History Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show, Chess Piece: The Elián González Story.  About the show: At the turn of the millennium, a five-year-old boy from Cuba found off the Florida coast on Thanksgiving became the most talked about child in America. Elián González had left Cuba with his mom and a dozen other migrants, trying to make it to the U.S. but on the way, the boat capsized. Elián’s mother drowned. Before she did, she tied her child to an inner tube, saving his...

On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these September 3rd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1939, the first televised professional baseball game was broadcast from an experimental TV station in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted. In its first season, the series tackles the most influential crime organization in American history, the New York Mafia. Discover how the seemingly random murder of an influential mafioso sparked a chain of events that led to the downfall of the city's five major crime families at the height of their power.  ...

On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence as the State of Franklin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1929, the animated short “The Skeleton Dance” held its official premiere at the Roxy Theatre in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1883, three powerful tornadoes wreaked havoc in southeast Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1977, a NASA rocket launched the Voyager 2 space probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1791, American author and astronomer Benjamin Banneker wrote a 1,400-word letter to Thomas Jefferson, challenging his views on slavery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On this day in 1843, the Tivoli Gardens amusement park opened its gates for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1911, pioneering Black journalist Ethel Lois Payne was born in Chicago, Illinois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1913, according to German legend, a circus performer named Otto Witte conned his way onto the Albanian throne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, British surgeon Joseph Lister introduced a new technique to help prevent surgical infections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s classic book “Walden, or, A Life in the Woods” was published for the first time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.