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Story of Writing April 16, 2025
Season 25 Episode 416
We remember "Letter from Birmingham Jail," written by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. - including a reading from the letter.
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Story of Writing April 15, 2025
Season 25 Episode 415
Samuel Johnson publishes "A Dictionary of the English Language," and SNCC or the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee is formed, and the birthd…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 14, 2025
Season 25 Episode 414
Benjamin Franklin co-founds the Pennsylvania Abolition Society and the birthday club includes Jean Pierre-Bloch and Loretta Lynn - with a reading fro…
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Story of Writing April 13, 2025
Season 25 Episode 413
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded in New York City and the birthday club includes Samuel Beckett, Eudora Welty, Seamus Haney, and Christopher…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 12, 2025
Season 25 Episode 412
Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine is announced "safe and effective," and the birthday club includes Beverly Cleary, Tom Clancy, and Tama Janowitz - with…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 11, 2025
Season 25 Episode 411
LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the birthday club includes Ellen Goodman, Hattie Gossett, and Marta Breen - with a reading from Frances El…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 10, 2025
Season 25 Episode 410
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes "The Great Gatsby," Alcoholics Anonymous or "The Big Book" is published, and The Good Friday agreement is signed. The b…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 9, 2025
Season 25 Episode 409
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders and the birthday club includes Charles Baudelaire, Paulina Marshall, and Sam Harris - with a reading fro…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 8, 2025
Season 25 Episode 408
A wage freeze goes into effect in the U.S. and effects how we get health insurance today, the computer language COBOL is born, and it is Barbara King…
1 year, 1 month ago
Story of Writing April 7, 2025
Season 25 Episode 407
The Teapot Dome scandal steams up, it's National Beer Day in the US, it's the internet's birthday, and other members of the birthday club include Vic…
1 year, 1 month ago