This Day In History

The Loch Ness Monster is proven to be a hoax in 1999. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand take us on a trip through multiple infamous events throughout time. In 1918, German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen (a.k.a., The Red Baron) is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme. Plus, a picture...

The Columbine Massacre sparked debates over gun control, cliques, bullying, and subcultures. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recount Hitler’s final trip to the earth’s surface. In 1945, Adolf Hitler made his final trip outside the Führerbunker to award Iron Crosses to the boy soldiers of the Hitler Youth. Plus, 1999...

“D’oh!” On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the debut of a family we have all come to know and love, The Simpsons. In 1987, The Simpsons made their first appearance as a series of shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show. After three years on Ullman’s show, Matt...

“The Regulars are coming out.” On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about Paul Revere’s infamous ride, and the official opening of “The House that Ruth Built.” In 1775, Paul Revere joined William Dawes as they set out to warn the American patriots of the impending arrival of the...

The invasion was widely regarded as “The Perfect Failure.” On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the disastrous Bay of Pigs Invasion. In 1961, a CIA-funded, and American-trained, group of Cuban refugees attempted to attack and topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. An utter failure from the...

Sic semper tyrannis! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. In 1865, while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., actor John Wilkes Booth entered the President’s box and shot Lincoln in the head. Lincoln...

Jefferson, the third of ten children, was born in Shadwell, Virginia. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand celebrate the birthday of the 3rd President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Born 274 years ago on this day in 1743, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and...

Roosevelt died as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage during a trip to Warm Springs, Georgia. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss a man who saved the United States during times of great despair, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The President, after years of declining health, died on this day in...

American forces arrived at Buchenwald just after the Communist prisoners attacked and killed several guards. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In 1945, American forces arrived in Weimar and liberated the concentration camp as prisoners hunted down SS soldiers attempting...

We still blame Yoko… On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about an event that changed the music landscape, while bringing an official end to the 1960’s. In 1970, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons, ending a 7-year run for a floppy-haired...