Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
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Daily American show that celebrates the great United States of America! Here, I talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly with stories ranging from Ben Franklin to Billy the Kid to the New York Yankees and Hollywood. Give me four minutes and I'll tell you all about it!
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
MARCH 27 -- Happy Birthday Dad!; Happy Anniversary Joey and Theresa!; 1978 Hunt Bros. Lose It All on Silver Thursday; 1998 FDA approves Viagra; 1964 Good Friday Earthquake strikes Alaska; 1865 Abraham Lincoln meets with Grant and Sherman; 1965 Happy Birthday Deb Hoffman, owner of world's largest Winnie the Pooh collectino ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
MARCH 2 -1749 Happy birthday Revolution Spy Austin Roe (the Paul Revere of Long Island); 1769 Happy birthday politician DeWitt Clinton (Eerie Canal mastermind) 11877 Compromise gives 1876 Presidential Election to Rudd Hayes; SPORTS: 1951 1st NBA All-Star game; 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points, 1982 Happy Birthday Ben Roethlesberger, 2005 Jackie Robinson posthumously awarded Congressional Medal of Honor ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
1973 American Indian Movement takes a knee; 1859 Daniel Sickles kills Daniel Keys; 1902 Happy birthday John Steinbeck; 2010 First monster truck backflip ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 26 -- 1929 Coolidge establishes Grand Teton National Park; 1953 Allen Dulles becomes first director of the CIA; 1993 Al Quaeda tries to blow up WTC in New York; 1996 John Stockton gets 11,000 assist ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 24 -- 1868 Andrew Johnson impeached; 1993 DNA Identification Act infroduced; 1988 1st Amendment protected in People Vs. Larry Flynt; 2005 Ray Charles gets post office dedicated in his honor ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 21 -- 1965 Malcolm X assassinated; 2004 U.S. permits Red Cross to visit Saddam Hussein in custody; 1885 Washington Monument dedicated; 2009 Rihanna thanks fans for support over Chris Brown abuse ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 18 -- 1902 Teddy Roosevelt outbullies JP Morgan by dismantling Northern Securities; 1986 Happy birthday triple amputee motivational speaker Cameron Clapp; 1885 Twain publishes Huck Finn @ Hour:Minute ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 16 -- 1945 Back to Bataan, McArthur keeps his word; 1786 Happy Anniversary James and Elizabeth Monroe; 1928 James Markham patents dwarfed peach tree; MUSIC: 1974 Emerson, Lake and Palmer band gets arrested for skinny dipping, 1898 Explosion of Maine hit fake new headlines, leading to war with Spain ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
FEBRUARY 15 -- 1898 The Maine explodes, leads to Spanish-American War; 1903 1st Teddy Bear goes on sale; 1820 Happy birthday Susan B. Anthony ..read more
Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson
3y ago
VALENTINE'S DAY -- 1943 Battle of Kasserine Pass; 1929 Moran and Capone battle in St. Valentine's Day Massacre; 1886 1st trainload of oranges leave Los Angeles; Valentine's Day in America ..read more