“Video Killed the Radio Star” airs at 12:01 AM on August 1, 1981, to become the first music video shown on MTV. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the very first music video to be shown on MTV on this day in 1981. The Buggles hit single, “Video Killed the Radio Star“, was...

August 1st – MTV Airs its First Video

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The stage is set for World War II on this episode of This Day In History.   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand take us back in time to discuss the beginnings of World War II. In 1939, an extraordinary chain of events set the stage for the second world war....

September 1st – World War II Begins

Vladimir Lenin avoids a meeting with the “Grim Reaper” on this episode of This Day In History. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recall the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. In 1918, Fanni Kaplan, a member of the Social Revolutionary party, shoots and seriously injures Lenin after giving a...

August 30th – The Attempted Assassination of Vladimir Lenin

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand bring you some more historical facts that are sure to please. Vasco da Gama sets sail for India, a “UFO” crashed in Roswell, and the first ever issue of the Wall Street Journal is published!  Join us for this episode of This Day...

July 8th – The Wall Street Journal is Published

By the end of the day (D-Day), 155,000 Allied troops successfully stormed the beaches of Normandy. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recall what is considered by many to be America’s finest hour of the 20th century, D-Day. We hear a timeline of events as the guys take us through...

June 6th – Remembering D-Day

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This Day In History Facebook: This Day...

August 1st – MTV Airs its First Video

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