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Story of Writing August 7, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 807
U.S. President George Washington crushes the Whiskey Rebellion, Thor Heyerdahl's ship, the "Kon Tiki," reaches the Tuamotu Islands in the South Pacif…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 6, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 806
The U.S. drops the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima, Japan, the U.S. Voting Rights Act becomes law, and "www" appears as a service for …
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 5, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 805
Some 40 years before the American Revolution, freedom of the press goes on trial in the colonies and the U.S. levies its first income tax. The birthd…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 4, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 804
Dom Perignon changes sparkling wine, "The Saturday Evening Post" publishes its first edition, and the Fairness Doctrine is ended in the U.S. Happy bi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 3, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 803
Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain, the first letter is sent from the Americas to England, and happy birthdays to Ernie Pyle and Leon Uris - w…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 2, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 802
Albert Einstein co-signs a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to develop a nuclear weapon. And it is the birthday of James Baldwin - with a rea…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing August 1, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 801
The UK abolishes slavery, shredded wheat is patented, Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman in the U.S. to get her pilot's license, and happy birthd…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing July 31, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 731
Daniel Defoe is locked in the pillory for three days, it's "Black Tot Day," the U.S. and Soviet Union sign the START 1 Treaty. Happy birthdays of Ign…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing July 30, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 730
Samuel de Champlain starts nearly a century of war in New France, Walt Disney releases his first Oscar winner, and happy birthdays to Maria Anna Moza…
1 year, 9 months ago
Story of Writing July 29, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 729
The understanding of light changes and the world tries to define war crimes and limit them. Happy birthdays to Alexis de Tocqueville and Mary Lee Set…
1 year, 9 months ago