WQLN NPR first signed on the air in 1973. On November 13th of that year, Litton’s 14,000 horse-powered, thousand-foot-long freighter, the Presque Isle, completed its check-out voyage by sailing from New Orleans to Erie.
This Day in History is presented by the Emmy-nominated history series Chronicles, airing Secrets of the Abyss, followed by Mother-In-Law of the US Navy this Thursday night on WQLN PBS and on our TV app - Passport.