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Great American Authors | Harper Lee: Mockingbird
Season 63 Episode 6
In 1949, aspiring writer Nelle Harper Lee moved from her home in small-town Alabama to New York City. She was following in the footsteps of her child…
2 years, 4 months ago
Great American Authors | James Baldwin: The Exile
Season 63 Episode 5
Born into poverty in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin rose to become a celebrated novelist, essayist, playwright, and poet, and a leading voice in the C…
2 years, 5 months ago
History Daily: The “Christmas Bombing” of North Vietnam
Season 63
December 18, 1972. After peace talks break down, US President Richard Nixon announces the start of the “Christmas Bombing” of North
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2 years, 5 months ago
Great American Authors | John Steinbeck: The Observer
Season 63 Episode 4
Growing up in the Salinas Valley of Northern California, John Steinbeck dreamed of becoming a professional writer. In his youth he took on odd jobs a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Great American Authors | Mark Twain: Voice of a Nation
Season 63 Episode 3
In the late 1850s, a young man named Samuel Clemens started out piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River. Within a few years, he embarked on a wr…
2 years, 5 months ago
History Daily: Pan Am Shuts Down for Good
Season 63
December 4, 1991. After 64 years dominating the skies, a series of poor financial decisions forces Pan American Airways to shut down.
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Great American Authors | Louisa May Alcott: The Breadwinner
Season 63 Episode 2
In 1840, eight-year-old Louisa May Alcott moved to the small town of Concord, Massachusetts with her family. There, she spent her days wandering thro…
2 years, 5 months ago
Great American Authors | Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Macabre
Season 63 Episode 1
In February 1826, 17-year-old Edgar Allan Poe was a promising student at the University of Virginia. But within a few months, gambling debts forced h…
2 years, 6 months ago
History Daily: Fire at Windsor Castle
Season 62
November 20, 1992. After a year of bad press for Britain's royals, Windsor castle catches fire, raising questions about the cost and future of the Br…
2 years, 6 months ago
1906 San Francisco Earthquake | Out of the Ruins
Season 62 Episode 4
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire reduced the city to rubble and ash, reporters fanned out across the burning landscape. The San Franc…
2 years, 6 months ago