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Story of Writing July 11, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 711
The Jay Treaty is signed by the UK and the U.S., America's most famous duel takes place, and Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" is published. Happy…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 10, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 710
French King Louis XVI declares war on Great Britain, Alexander Mackenzie completes his 3,000 mile trip through the Canadian wilderness to the Pacific…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 9, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 709
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, the Russell-Einstein Manifesto is made public, and happy birthdays to Elias Howe and Oliver …
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 8, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 708
The Wall Street Journal publishes its first issue, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hits its lowest point in the 20th Century, and the Nixon Administ…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 7, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 707
The Anti-Abolitionist Race Riot begins in New York City, the U.S. begins its first military draft - with loopholes, Hawaii and Alaska change status, …
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 6, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 706
(Sorry, I hab a hed code.) Louis Pasteur successfully tests his rabies vaccine, Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of the bus, and John Lenn…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 5, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 705
Sir Isaac Newton publishes his landmark work in physics "Principia" and Frederick Douglass gives his speech "What, to the Slave, is Your 4th of July?…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 4, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 704
In the American colonies, the Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. It was one of the world's most challenging bits of …
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 3, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 703
George Washington fights in his first battle and - two decades later - he becomes a General and leader of the Continental Army. The Battle of Gettysb…
2 years ago
Story of Writing July 2, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 702
The American Continental Congress resolves to sever ties with England, a group of people from Sierra Leone took control of the slave ship Amistad, Je…
2 years ago