• This Week In History - AIRSLA

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This Week In History - AIRSLA

By: AIRSLA
  • Summary

  • This Week in History features a collaboration of interesting, important and notable human interest stories, historic and current events; some momentous and some not so momentous, from modern day to ancient history.
    Copyright 2024
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Episodes
  • This Week in History - August 12 thru August 18 - Read by Annette Roe - AIRSLA
    Aug 12 2024
    Episode Notes

    This Week in History read by Annette Roe

    8/12 - 1990 - The Skeleton of a T-Rex is discovered. 8/13 - 1981 - Reagan signs the economic recovery tax act, ERTA. 8/14 - 2003 - A black out hits the northeastern United States. 8/15 - 1969 - The Woodstock festival opens in Bethel, New York. 8/16 - 2009 - Usain Bolt sets the 100 meter dash world record. 8/17 - 1978 - A Balloon crosses the Atlantic. 8/18 - 1590 - Roanoke island colony is found deserted.

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    23 mins
  • This Week in History - August 5 thru August 11 - Read by Annette Roe - AIRSLA
    Aug 11 2024
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    This Week in History read by Annette Roe

    8/5 - 1861 - Abe Lincoln signs the Reveue Act imposing Federal Income tax for the first time. 8/6 - 1930 - The missingist man in New York. 8/7 - 1974 - Pettit walks a high wire tight rope between New York's Twin Towers. 8/8 - 1988 - The lights go on at Wrigley Field. 8/9 - 2010 - A Jet Blue Flight attendant quits his job by sliding on the airplane escape chute. 8/10 - 1945 - Japan accepts the Potsdam conference terms of unconditional surrender. 8/11 - 1984 - Reagan jokes about bombing Russia while testing a microphone.

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    22 mins
  • This Week in History - July 29 thru August 4 - Read by Annette Roe - AIRSLA
    Jul 29 2024
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    Annette Roe reads This Week in History

    7/29 - 1967 - The Doors score their first number 1 hit. 7/30 - 1965 - President Johnson signs Medicare into law. 7/31 - 1975 - Labor leader Hoffa is missing! 8/1 - 1944 - Ann Frank writes her final journal entry. 8/2 - 1776 - Delegates sign the Declaration of Independence. 8/3 - 1996 - The Macarena begins its reign. 8/4 - 1944 - Ann Frank is captured.

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    23 mins

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