This Day In History

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about how April Fools came to be. Also on this day in 1976, Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California. Join us for this episode of This Day In History! About the Show: Website: This...

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the births of two well-known brewers. On this day in 1836, Frederick Pabst (Pabst Brewing Company) is born in Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth, Germany, eventually making his way to the United States in the 1840’s to claim his fortune. Also, 1899 sees the birth...

Male impotence is no laughing matter…and then came Viagra. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand help us stand at attention with the story of a drug that helped men get over a touchy subject. In 1998, the FDA approved Viagra to help combat male impotence, the first drug of its...

Patrick Henry became Governor of Virginia in 1776. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand detail an epic Patrick Henry speech during the American Revolutionary War. In 1775, Henry stood before the members of the Second Virginia Convention to give a speech, and while the words were not transcribed, his closing...

Leonard “Chico” Marx was the eldest of the comedy trio, the Marx Brothers. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are wishing a happy 130th birthday to the one and only, Chico Marx. On this day in 1887, Leonard “Chico” Marx was born in Manhattan, New York, giving birth to the...

Rudolf von Gersdorff’s plan went undetected after diffusing the bomb that would’ve killed Hitler, along with himself. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about an aborted plot to assassinate the leader of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler. In 1943, Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plotted to kill Hitler with...

Samoset learned the English language from English fishermen frequenting the waters of what is now Maine. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about a shocking visit paid by a Native American to Plymouth Colony. On this day in 1621, Samoset (Mohegan) stunned the settlers of Plymouth Colony by...

Et tu, Brute? On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the great betrayal of Julius Caesar. 44 B.C. brings us what has come to be known as “The Ides of March” in which Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus, and other Roman senators stab to...

Einstein became an official United States citizen in 1940. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the man, the myth, the legend, Albert Einstein. Einstein was born on this day in 1879 in Ulm, Germany and went on to become physicist and engineer, along with developing the Theory...

Harrison died of pneumonia at his home in Indiana at the age of 67. On this episode of This Day In History, Armand is here to tell us who is responsible for the financial problems of today. 1901 saw the death of the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, and his economic policies...