On this day in 1950, the laugh track made its TV debut on “The Hank McCune Show.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1899, Carnation evaporated milk was produced for the first time in Kent, Washington.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1991, a group of AIDS activists draped a giant, inflatable condom over the home of North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1833, a 10-year-old boy named Barney Flaherty took a job as America’s first newsboy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these September 3rd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy these September 2nd flashbacks from the TDIHC vault, and we will see you soon for a brand new episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1963, the first message was sent on the Moscow-to-Washington hotline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1914, the Women’s Defense Relief Corps was established in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1830, American engineer Peter Cooper raced his "Tom Thumb” locomotive against a horse-drawn railroad car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1955, the first copies of “The Guinness Book of Records” were printed and distributed for free in pubs across England and Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.