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Story of Writing February 26, 2025
Season 25 Episode 226
The Grand Canyon and Grand Teton NP were established, and the birthday club includes Victor Hugo, Levi Strauss, Fats Domino, and Johnny Cash - with a…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 25, 2025
Season 25 Episode 225
Samuel Colt gets the patent for his revolver, and the birthday club includes Anthony Burgess, Larry Gelbart, George Harrison, and Chelsea Handler - w…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 24, 2025
Season 25 Episode 224
The first impeachment of a U.S. President, the Zimmerman Telegram changes U.S. perception of WWI, and it is the birthday of Judith Butler - with a re…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 23, 2025
Season 25 Episode 223
The Gutenberg Bible is published, the Heisenberg uncertainty Principle is fleshed out, Joe Rosenthal snaps the iconic photo of Marines on Mt. Surabac…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 22, 2025
Season 25 Episode 222
"The Long Telegram" is sent to the U.S. State Department, "Moose Murders" opens - and closes - on Broadway, and it is Arthur Schopenhauer's birthday …
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 21, 2025
Season 25 Episode 221
"Das Kapital" is published, The New Yorker publishes its first issue, and Erma Bombeck and Nina Simone were born on this day - with a reading from Bo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 20, 2025
Season 25 Episode 220
"The Barber of Seville" and "Swan Lake" premier, the Futurist Manifesto, and Hollywood allows U.S. war propagandists censor their movie scripts. Elle…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 19, 2025
Season 25 Episode 219
The Treaty of Westminster is signed, the order allowing internment of Japanese Americans is signed, Betty Friedan publishes "The Feminine Mystique," …
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 18, 2025
Season 25 Episode 218
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published, the Chicago Seven are found not guilty, and Wallace Stegner and Toni Morrison were born on this da…
1 year, 3 months ago
Story of Writing February 17, 2025
Season 25 Episode 219
Isabelle Eberhardt, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and Chaim Potok were born on this day - with a reading from Eberhardt's notebook.
1 year, 3 months ago