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First commercial radio broadcast: Results of the 1920 Presidential Election -- Gov. Warren G. Harding's landslide victory.

America’s First Radio Station

Sunday, August 20 — The nation’s first radio station licensed by the federal government began broadcasting in Detroit on this date in 1920 — station 8MK, now operating as WWJ. The station was owned by the Detroit News, and operated […]

by · August 20, 2017 · History, Profile America

Profile America: First Licensed Radio Station 

The nation’s first radio station licensed by the federal government began broadcasting in Detroit on this date in 1920.

by · August 20, 2016 · Profile America
Brodsky: Debt and Austerity in Greece, Puerto Rico, Detroit: The Bankers Are in Charge

Brodsky: Debt and Austerity in Greece, Puerto Rico, Detroit: The Bankers Are in Charge

Debt and Austerity in Greece, Puerto Rico, Detroit: The Bankers Are in Charge by Richard Brodsky It’s easy to sympathize with Greeks; much harder to sympathize with Greece. The same is true for Puerto Ricans and Puerto Rico and Detroiters […]

by · July 19, 2015 · Op Ed