Today In History Podcast with Dan Sheridan

April

April 27 – The King Tries To Bribe The Colonists http://sheridanhistory.com/this-day-in-history-april-27-the-king-tries-to-bribe-the-colonists/
April 28 – James Monroe http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-april-28-2016-a-president-is-born-who-declared-a-world-changing-doctrine/  James_Monroe
April 29 Forgotten Founding Father: Oliver Ellsworth http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-april-29-oliver-ellsworth-a-forgotten-founding-father/

 

May

May 2 Leonardo da Vinci http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-2-leonardo-da-vinci-a-renaissance-man-dies/
May 3 Washington DC http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-3-1802-washington-dc/
May 4 Manhattan Island Purchased http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-4-1626-manhattan-island-purchased/
May 5 Napoléon Bonaparte http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-5-1821-napoleon-bonaparte-dies/
May 6 Babe Ruth and the American Way http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-6-1915-babe-ruth-and-the-american-way/

BOSTON - 1918. Babe Ruth, Red Sox pitcher, warms up on the sidelines of Boston's Fenway Park in 1918. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

BOSTON – 1918. Babe Ruth, Red Sox pitcher, warms up on the sidelines of Boston’s Fenway Park in 1918. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

May 9 William Bradford and Stepping Stones http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-9-1657-william-bradford-and-stepping-stones/
May 10 Jacques Cartier http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-10-1534-jacques-cartier-and-the-discovery-of-canada/
May 11 Mexican-American War and Manifest Destiny http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-11-1846-the-mexican-american-war/
May 12 Father Hennepin and Niagara Falls http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-12-1626-louis-hennepin-and-niagara-falls/
May 13 Jamestown http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-13-1607-jamestown/
May 16 William Seward and the Underground Railroad http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-16-1801-william-seward-and-the-underground-railroad/
May 17 Marquette and Joliet http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-17-1673-louis-jolliet-and-jacques-marquette-begin-exploring-the-mississippi-river/
Marquette DiesMay 18 Marquette Dies http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-18-1675-marquette-dies/
May 19 The First International Peace Conference http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-19-1899-the-first-international-peace-conference/
May 20 The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-20-1775-the-mecklenburg-declaration-of-independence/
May 23 Ben Franklin’s Bifocals http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-23-1785-ben-franklins-bifocals/
May 24 Morse Code http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-24-1844-morse-code/
May 25 Luther Declared an Outlaw http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-25-1521-luther-declared-an-outlaw-freedom-of-conscience/
May 26 John Wayne http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-26-john-wayne-and-american-values/John Wayne Mug
May 27 The Struggle for Religious Freedom http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-27-1668-three-men-expelled-from-massachusetts-over-religion/
May 30 The First Daily Newspaper Published http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-30-1783-the-first-daily-newspaper-published/
May 31 The Johnstown Flood http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-may-31-1889-the-johnstown-flood/

June

June 1 “Don’t Give Up The Ship!” http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-1-1813-dont-give-up-the-ship/
June 2 The Quartering Act http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-2-1774-quartering-act/
June 3 The National Defense Act http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-president-wilson-approves-the-national-defense-act/
NormandyJune 6 Operation Overlord http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-6-1944-operation-overlord-d-day/
June 7 Boone Day http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-7-1769-boone-day-a-celebration-of-one-of-americas-greatest-pioneers/
June 8 The Bill of Rights http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-8-1789-the-bill-of-rights-proposed-to-congress/
June 9 The Man Who Built America Is Born http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-9-1781-the-man-who-built-america-is-born/
June 10 Ben Franklin Shocks The Scientific World http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-10-1752-ben-franklin-shocks-the-scientific-world/
June 13 Lafayette http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-13-1777-lafayette-arrives-in-the-colonies-to-help-fight-for-independence/
June 14 Flag Day: The Origin and Meaning of the American Flag http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-14-1777-the-origin-and-meaning-of-the-american-flag/
June 15 The Magna Carta http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-15-1215-the-magna-carta/
June 16 Adam Smith http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-16-1723-adam-smith-is-born/
June 17 The Louisville Slugger http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-17-1861-the-louisville-slugger-and-my-summer-of-1983/
June 20 The Calverts, Maryland, and Religious Freedom http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-20-1632-and-1633-the-calverts-maryland-and-religious-liberty/
June 21 Cyrus McCormick and the Reaper http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-21-1834-cyrus-mccormick-and-the-reaper/McCormick Reaper
June 22 Henry Hudson http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-henry-hudson-fades-off-the-page-of-history/
June 23 Frederick Douglas http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-23-1888-frederick-douglas-nominated-for-president/
June 24 John Cabot http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-24-1497-john-cabot-claims-the-new-world-for-britain/

JFK John Barry

JFK John Barry

June 27 John Barry and JFK http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-27-1963-jfk-honors-a-forgotten-revolutionary-war-hero-while-in-ireland/
June 28 Molly Pitcher http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-june-28-1778-a-freckled-faced-irish-woman-helps-the-patriots-at-monmouth/
June 29 The Gadsden Purchase and Manifest Destiny http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-the-gadsden-purchase-and-manifest-destiny/
June 30 Taft Appointed Chief Justice http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-former-president-taft-named-chief-justice/

July

July 1 Lee’s Resolutions http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-1-1776-lees-resolutions-acted-on-by-the-continental-congress/
July 4 John Adams and the Rights of All Mankind http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-4th-the-spirit-of-76-enlightened-patriotism-and-the-rights-of-all-mankind/
Ava and Graham CrackersJuly 5 Sylvester Graham http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-5-1794-sylvester-graham-the-inventor-of-the-graham-cracker-is-born/
July 6 The Republican Party and Slavery http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-6-1854-the-republican-party-and-slavery/
July 7 Hawaii, Baseball and the Supreme Court http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-7-1898-1907-and-1981-hawaii-baseball-and-the-supreme-court/
July 8 Vasco da Gama Wins Race To The East http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-8th-1497-vasco-da-gama-wins-race-to-the-east/
July 11 Old Man Eloquent http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-11-1767-old-man-eloquent/
Eisenhower HighwayJuly 12 The Federal Highway Act http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-12-1954-the-federal-highway-act/
July 13 The Northwest Ordinance http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-13-1787-the-northwest-ordinance/
July 14 The Crystal Palace and the World’s Fair http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-14-1853-crystal-palace-and-the-worlds-fair/
July 15 Zebulon Montgomery Pike http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-15-1806-zebulon-montgomery-pike/
July 18 FDR Third Term http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-18-1940-fdr-nominated-for-third-term/
NonEstablishment ScholarJuly 19 The Rosetta Stone http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-19-the-rosetta-stone/
July 20 Baseball’s First All-Star Game http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-20-1858-baseballs-first-all-star-game-and-admission-fee/
July 21 Spanish Armada http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-21-1588-the-spanish-armada/
July 22 The Sad Story of the White Family http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-22-1587-the-sad-story-of-the-white-family/
July 25 The Wyoming Territory http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-25-1868-the-wyoming-territory/
July 26 Slavery on the Good Ship Jesus http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-26-1588-slavery-on-the-good-ship-jesus/
July 27 Impeachment http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-26-1974-impeachment/
July 28 The 14th Amendment http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-28-1868-the-14th-amendment/14th Amendment Ava Heart
July 29 First American Martyrs in the Struggle for Freedom http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-29-1676-americas-first-martyrs-for-liberty/
July 30 The Birth of America’s Free Institutions http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-july-30-1619-the-birthday-of-americas-free-institutions/

August

August 2 Harding and Coolidge http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-2-1923-harding-and-coolidge/
August 3 Chinese Exclusion Act http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-3-1882-the-first-immigration-restriction-law/
August 4 Obama Chicago MBAugust 4 Chicago, Civil Rights, and Barack Obama http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-4-chicago-civil-rights-and-barack-obama/
August 5 Baseball and Radio http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-5-1921-baseball-and-radio-bring-families-together/
August 8 Wrigley Field First Night Game http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-8-1988-wrigley-field-gets-lights/
August 9 The American Presidency http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-9-1974-nixon-and-ford-and-the-american-presidency/
Hoover Humanitarian Oil PaintingAugust 10 Herbert Hoover http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-10-1874-herbert-hoover-humanitarian-and-statesman/
August 11 The Sprinkler http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-11-1874-the-sprinkler/
August 12 Archery http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-12-1879-first-national-archery-competition/
August 15 The Panama Canal Opens http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-15-1914-the-panama-canal-opens/
August 16 The Loop the Loop http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-16-1898-the-loop-the-loop/
August 17 Davy Crockett http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-17-1796-davy-crockett/ 
Women's Suffrage_Oil PaintingAugust 18 Women’s Suffrage and the Nineteenth Amendment http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-18-1920-womens-suffrage-and-the-nineteenth-amendment/
August 19 Benjamin Banneker’s Letter to Jefferson http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-19-1791-benjamin-bannekers-letter-to-jefferson/
August 21 Lincoln-Douglas Debates http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-21-1858-lincoln-douglas-debates/
August 23 The State of Franklin http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-23-1784-the-state-of-franklin/
August 24 The Gutenberg Bible and Movable Type http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-24-1456-the-gutenberg-bible-and-movable-type/
Toilet PaperAugust 25 The National Park Service http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-25-1916-the-national-park-service/
August 26 Toilet Paper http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-26-580-the-origins-of-national-toilet-paper-day/
August 29 John Locke http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-29-1632-john-locke/

August 30 Ted Williams http://sheridanhistory.com/today-in-history-august-30-1918-ted-williams/