The Daily Birthday History

August 28: Lohengrin, Pepsi and the “Pizza Collar Bomb” Heist


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On August 28th, 1850, Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin premiered, forever changing the world of music. In 1898, a pharmacist in North Carolina renamed his creation "Pepsi-Cola", a beverage that would become a global phenomenon. Fast forward to 2003, and August 28th witnessed one of the strangest crimes in FBI history - a bizarre bank robbery involving a scavenger hunt and a homemade explosive, forever known as the “Pizza Collar Bomb” heist. This podcast will explore these and other fascinating events from August 28th throughout history.

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