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Story of Writing September 15, 2025
Season 25 Episode 915
Charles Darwin reaches the Galápagos Islands, the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by the KKK, and it is the birthday of C…
10 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing September 14, 2025
Season 25 Episode 914
Handel's "Messiah" is written and the birthday club includes William H. Armstrong, Kate Millett, Bernard MacLaverty, and Bonnie Jo Campbell - with a …
10 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing September 13, 2025
Season 25 Episode 913
Henry Hudson sees the north coast of North America, the Battle of Quebec City decides European claims of Quebec, the bombardment of Baltimore in the …
10 months, 1 week ago
Story of Writing September 12, 2025
Season 912 Episode 912
U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his speech "We Choose to Go to the Moon," and the birthday club includes H. L. Mencken, Nellie Wong, and Mich…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 11, 2025
Season 25 Episode 911
Charles Lindbergh reveals his thinking on WWII, and the birthday club includes O. Henry and D. H. Lawrence - with a reading from Lawrence's "Lady Cha…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 10, 2025
Season 25 Episode 910
John Smith becomes one of the first elected leaders from Europe in North America, Elias Howe gets the patent for his sewing machine, and the birthday…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 9, 2025
Season 25 Episode 909
The Compromise of 1850 changes the US, "debugging" becomes real, and the birthday club includes Leo Tolstoy, Kimberly Willis Holt, and Adam Sandler -…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 8, 2025
Season 25 Episode 908
Michelangelo unveils his sculpture "David," the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance is published - possibly for the first time, the first episode of Star Trek …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 7, 2025
Season 25 Episode 907
Union General William T. Sherman orders the evacuation of Atlanta, and the birthday club includes C. J. Dennis, Elinor Wylie, Edith Sitwell, Dorothy …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Story of Writing September 6, 2025
Season 25 Episode 906
The Mayflower sets sail, women in Wyoming start voting in 1870, and the birthday club includes Isabella Leonarda, Jane Addams, and Robert Pirsig - wi…
10 months, 2 weeks ago