A Day to Remember

A Day To Remember is a daily journey into the treasures of history, great and small.
Researched, written, and hosted by longtime KUCO broadcaster and award-winning novelist Kent Anderson, A Day to Remember covers a wide range of topics, ranging from ancient history to the 21st century: battles and elections, inventions and adventures, art and culture, science and spirit.

History

Update frequency: every day
Average duration: 2 minutes
Episodes: 551
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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July 22, 1793

Alexander Mackenzie completes transcontinental crossing of Canada

00:02:45 | Tue 22 Jul 2025

July 21, 1925

Scopes monkey trial verdict

00:02:45 | Mon 21 Jul 2025

July 18, 1992

First photo uploaded to World Wide Web

00:02:45 | Fri 18 Jul 2025

July 17, 1830

Thimonnier invents sewing machine

00:02:45 | Thu 17 Jul 2025

July 16, 1054

East-West church schism, altar of Hagia Sophia

00:02:45 | Wed 16 Jul 2025

July 15, 1806

Pike Expedition begins

00:02:44 | Tue 15 Jul 2025

July 14, 1791

Priestly Riots

00:02:44 | Mon 14 Jul 2025

July 11, 1871

Margaret Knight patents machine for mass producing paper bags

00:02:45 | Fri 11 Jul 2025

July 10, 1962

Telstar I, first communications satellite, launched

00:02:44 | Thu 10 Jul 2025

July 9, 1762

Catherine the Great palace coup

00:02:44 | Wed 09 Jul 2025

July 8, 1346

Plague emerges in Mongolia

00:02:44 | Tue 08 Jul 2025

July 7, 1983

American girl Samantha Smith departs for invited visit to USSR

00:02:45 | Mon 07 Jul 2025

July 3, 1754

George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity (beginning of French & Indian War)

00:02:44 | Thu 03 Jul 2025

July 1, 1963

Formal adoption of ZIP Codes

00:02:44 | Tue 01 Jul 2025

June 30, 1953

First Corvette manufactured

00:02:45 | Mon 30 Jun 2025

June 27, 1985

Decertification of US Route 66

00:02:45 | Fri 27 Jun 2025

July 4, 1778

Illinois Campaign of American Revolutionary War

00:02:44 | Fri 27 Jun 2025

July 2, 1776

Adoption of Lee Resolution (leads to Declaration of Independence)