This Day In History

An armistice agreement between the U.S., China, and North Korea brings an end to the Korean War on This Day In History!   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the three years of fighting that brought an end to the Korean War. On this day in 1953,...

The National Security Act of 1947 restructures the U.S. government’s military and intelligence agencies on This Day In History! On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about President Harry S. Truman’s signing of the National Security Act of 1947. In 1947, Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the...

Watergate heats up for President Nixon with a United States Supreme Court ruling on This Day In History!   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the United States Supreme Court ruling that sees President Richard Nixon ordered to turn over his recorded conversations. In 1974, the U.S....

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand talk about the Ford Motor Company. In 1903 the Ford Motor Company sells its first car. This would lead to the automotive revolution and usher in a new age of transportation. Plus, the Detroit riots, Fox Film, and birthdays. Take a trip back in...

On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand talk about the First Crusade. In 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Plus, America the Beautiful is written, the Holocaust begins, and Saddam Hussein’s sons are hunted down. Take a trip...

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the United States winning the Space Race as Apollo 11 successfully lands on the moon. In 1969, millions around the world watched as Neil Armstrong and...

President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. boycott in March after the Soviet Union failed to comply with Carter’s February 20, 1980, deadline to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the United States’ boycott of the XXII Olympiad in Moscow, Soviet Union. In...

Hunter S. Thompson, the founder of gonzo journalism, would have been 80 years old. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the birth and life of American journalist, author, and founder of gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson. In 1937, Thompson was born into a middle-class family in Louisville, Kentucky,...

The “out of Africa theory” places the “African Eve” at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.   On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand tell us about the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton lending support to the “out of Africa theory.” In 1997, scientists in London reported their findings of the...

Secretariat became the first ‘Triple Crown’ winner since Citation pulled off the trifecta in 1948. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss Secretariat’s ‘Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing‘ win in 1973. Secretariat still holds the record time for all three of the stakes races and is considered by most horse racing...