This Day in History - July 18, 2023

The Stars and Stripes is said to have flown in battle for the first time on this day in 1777. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The ATM debuted in America on this day in 1969. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The first Japanese player made his MLB debut on this day in 1964. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In July of 1969, shortly after leaving a party that he was hosting, senator Ted Kennedy drove his Oldsmobile off a wooden bridge into a tide-swept pond. Kennedy escaped the submerged car, but his 28-year old passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, did not. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More

This episode is brought to you by Conspiracy Theories, a Parcast Original. For more episodes like this one, subscribe to Conspiracy Theories on Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. On July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy, the youngest son of Joseph Kennedy Sr., drove his car off ... Show More

When Ted Kennedy takes a vacation in the summer of 1969, it’s supposed to be a chance to blow off steam and get away from the crushing pressure of being a Kennedy. But one crashed car and a dead woman later, his trip turns into a scandal that threatens to ruin his family’s legacy ... Show More

A day at the crossroads of chance and destiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Upon hearing the news of the B-25 crash at Kelso, Kenneth Arnold begins to question what exactly happened at Maury Island in June 1947. As well as his own sanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The morning after the accident, Ted Kennedy is ready to do everything it takes to pretend nothing happened. But when the truth catches up to him, he realizes the only thing to do is face the music ... with the help of the Kennedy family's spin doctors.Listen ad free with Wondery+ ... Show More