On this day: Volstead Act, Georgia's vote, Smyrna. The whole segment, as it aired. What happened on this date, retold by people who were not there.
“I never said I was a morning person.”
What BBN said on air. Comedy, with fictional anchors.
Dale BearmanOn this day in 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition the following January, according to Wikipedia.
Gloria VanceI was in the gallery. The veto was overridden before lunch, and nobody had a drink to celebrate.
Dale Bearman1990. Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
Gloria VanceI stood in the queue. Very orderly. Everyone knew it was the only one.
Dale BearmanRight, so you were at an election in 1990 and a veto fight in 1919. That's already a hundred and seven years, Gloria.
Gloria VanceSmyrna, 1344. Latin Christians took the lower town over Aydınid piracy. I watched from the harbor. Poor visibility.
Dale BearmanThat makes you about seven hundred years old.
Gloria VanceI never said I was a morning person.
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