This Day In History

Charlie Brown makes his debut with Peanuts in 9 newspapers on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us how the famous daily strip turned TV show, Peanuts, is published for the first time in this day in 1950 by Charles M. Schulz. The Peanuts ...

The “Lone Ranger” rides into our hearts on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the birth of the “Lone Ranger” and the death of an American heartthrob. Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) was born on this day in 1914, and...

Super Mario Bros. resurrects the American video game industry on this episode of This Day In History!   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the release of the revolutionary platform video game, Super Mario Bros. In 1985, Nintendo published Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System,...

The Battle of Vienna gives birth to the croissant on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the Christian Coalition’s victory in the Battle of Vienna giving birth to the legend of the croissant. In 1683, the combined forces of the...

Georgi Markov falls victim to a poisoned umbrella on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand recall the assassination of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov with a poisoned umbrella. In 1978, Georgi Markov was walking across Waterloo Bridge in London when Bulgarian secret police agent...

William McKinley becomes the third American president to be assassinated on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the assassination of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. In 1901, during a visit to the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the...

Cassius Clay and “Black September” leave their marks on the Olympics on this episode of This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about memorable events that transpired at the 1960 and 1972 Olympic Games. In 1960, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins the gold medal in light...

After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated on this episode of This Day In History.     On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand are here to discuss World War II and the Allied troops’ liberation of Paris. In 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation,...

Bill Gates introduces Microsoft Windows 95 to the world on this episode of This Day In History.   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand go back to the year 1995 to tell us about the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95. In 1995, Microsoft released the brand new program in North...

Octavian sends Marcus Antonius Antyllus to his death on this episode of This Day In History. On this episode of This Day In History, Armand is joined by his longtime friend Everett to discuss Octavian’s execution of Marc Antony’s oldest son, Marcus Antonius Antyllus. In 30 BC, Octavian, not long after the suicides of Antony and...