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Story of Writing October 7, 2023
Season 1 Episode 136
England's King George III proclaims that American colonists cannot settle Indigenous lands west of the Appalachians, the McCollum memo is issued, the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 6, 2023
Season 1 Episode 135
The world's oldest known opera, "Euridice" premiers, the U.S. music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is founded, the first big talkie "The Jazz Singe…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 5, 2023
Season 1 Episode 134
James Bond hits the silver screen for the first time and The Beatles release their first song, PBS starts broadcasting in the US, and birthdays of Lo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 4, 2023
Season 1 Episode 133
Willie Gillis makes his debut on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, and birthdays for Edward Stratemeyer, Donald Sobol, Jackie Collins, and Anne…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 3, 2023
Season 1 Episode 132
U.S. President George Washington declares the nation's first Thanksgiving Day, President Abraham Lincoln declares it a national holiday, and Thomas W…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 2, 2023
Season 1 Episode 131
Thurgood Marshall becomes the first Black man to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the birthday club includes Graham Greene, Don McLean, Gordon "Sti…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing October 1, 2023
Season 1 Episode 130
"Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management" is published, Yosemite National Park is established, the motto “In God We Trust” first appears on U.S. cu…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing September 30, 2023
Season 1 Episode 129
"The Magic Flute" premiers, the Munich Agreement is signed, Babi Yar, and birthdays for Rumi, Truman Capote, Elie Wiesel, Laura Esquivel, and Ta-Nehi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing September 29, 2023
Season 1 Episode 128
The League of Nations mandate on Palestine goes into effect, and birthday cake in honor of Miguel de Cervantes, Elizabeth Gaskell, Olive Dehn, and Ba…
2 years, 7 months ago
Story of Writing September 27, 2023
Season 1 Episode 126
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is published - with a reading from Rachel Carson's writings.
2 years, 8 months ago