There was a time when every bank in the United States had to keep gold or silver in its vaults, on THIS DAY, January 31st with Chris Conley.

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This congressional debate got... heated... on THIS DAY, January 30th with Chris Conley.

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Meet some very good athletes that time almost forgot, on THIS DAY, January 29th with Chris Conley.

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Here's a music instrument for people who never learned to play a musical instrument, on THIS DAY, January 28th with Chris Conley.

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No one was going to buy this thing... a computer that didn't do what we expected it to... on THIS DAY, January 27th with Chris Conley.

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There were so many problems with this Broadway musical that it almost didn't get to opening night... on THIS DAY, January 26th with Chris Conley.

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11 years after the American Revolution, some citizens tried to overthrow their own government... on THIS DAY, January 25th with Chris Conley.

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His name was Ernest Theodore Amadeus Hoffman... a writer with a wild imagination. You'll meet him on THIS DAY, January 24th with Chris Conley.

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On the East Coast and the West Coast, a fun new invention was taking hold... on THIS DAY, January 23rd with Chris Conley.

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He wanted to become a chef... and he came up with an ingenious way to pay for his training, on THIS DAY, January 21st with Chris Conley.

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