About this episode

This episode covers significant historical events and figures related to July 17, including the purchase of Florida and the establishment of the International Criminal Court.

The U.S. buys Florida from Spain, Willis Carrier draws up plans for an air conditioner, the International Criminal Court is established, and it's the birthday of comedian Phyllis Diller - with a reading from her joke book.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Brown

Topics covered

• U.S. history
• inventions
• international law
• comedy
• birthdays

Keywords

• Florida
• Spain
• Willis Carrier
• International Criminal Court
• Phyllis Diller
• history
• inventions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spain, International Criminal Court

Books & works: joke book

Places: Florida

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