Well, I made it to 50 episodes and it's been a blast! For today's famous date, I wanted to choose a date that had something to do with the number 50. As you can see, August 21, 1959, is from the 1950s, but the date is so much more than that. It's a day that literally brought us together as a country. Think you know what it is? Listen to find out!
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“Advertisement from Transcontinental Airlines Agency (Page 10).” The Honolulu Advertiser, August 21, 1959. www.newspapers.com.
Associated Press. “Recommend Institution For Minister's Son.” The Herald-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri) , August 27, 1959. www.newspapers.com.
Custer Gallatin National Forest - Special Places. Accessed March 1, 2021. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/custergallatin/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5127785.
Ehrlick, Darrell. “Even the Biggest Montana Earthquake in 40 Years Can't Compare to the Hebgen Quake of '59.” missoulian.com, November 22, 2017. https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/even-the-biggest-montana-earthquake-in-40-years-cant-compare-to-the-hebgen-quake-of/article_b2b63545-a5d7-5208-ac5f-90233d1432e1.html.
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———. “Nab Minister's Son, 13, In Stabbing of a Bride.” The Daily News (New York, New York), August 21, 1959. www.newspapers.com.
———. “Test Planned for Boy Who Stabbed Bride.” The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin), August 21, 1959. www.newspapers.com.
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Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.
Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.
