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Story of Writing March 9, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 309
"The Wealth of Nations" is published, the battery-powered clock gets a write up, the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the case of "The Amistad," and happy…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 8, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 308
The article titled “African Slavery in America” runs in a Philadelphia newspaper, and happy birthdays to Juana de Ibarbourou, John McPhee, and Carole…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 7, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 307
Alexander Graham Bell gets the U.S. patent for the telephone, Bloody Sunday compels U.S. lawmakers to write and pass the Voting Rights Act, and it is…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 6, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 306
The journal "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society" prints its first edition, the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling in the Dred Scott case…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 5, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 305
Explorer John Cabot receives the King of England's charter to explore North America, the Pope and his administration forbids Catholics from reading t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 4, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 304
The U.S. Constitution goes into effect, the first woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives is sworn in, the first woman to serve in a U.S.…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 3, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 303
The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise, the world's first national forest is created, "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes the U.S. national …
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 2, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 302
The U.S. bans bringing slaves into the country, and the birthday club includes Shalom Aleichem, Kurt Weill, and Theodor Geisel - with a reading from …
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing March 1, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 301
The world's first national park is established in the Yosemite Valley, and the birthday club includes Ralph Ellison and Harry Bellafonte - with a rea…
2 years, 2 months ago
Story of Writing February 29, 2024
Season 2024 Episode 229
Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse to mislead New World people to stock his ships, the Jay Treaty goes into effect enriching …
2 years, 2 months ago