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Story of Writing September 26, 2023
Season 1 Episode 125
Albert Einstein publishes his paper on special relativity, Nazi SS officer August Frank issues his memo on evaluating everything left by Jewish peopl…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 25, 2023
Season 1 Episode 124
The U.S. Congress approves the Bill of Rights, creating Sequoia National Park, the first public demonstration of remote control, founding the Columbi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 24, 2023
Season 1 Episode 123
The Gold Panic of 1869, the LDS Church says no more polygamy for its members, the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906, the designation of Devil's Tower as …
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 23, 2023
Season 1 Episode 122
Norway and Sweden split, and the birthday club includes John Lomax, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, and Ani DiFranco - with a reading from "Cowboy So…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 22, 2023
Season 1 Episode 120
The last victims of the Salem Witch Trials, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln releases his preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation, the bir…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 21, 2023
Season 1 Episode 120
Benedict Arnold betrays the American colonies, the French abolish their monarchy (for the first time), and today's birthday club includes H. G. Wells…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 20, 2023
Season 1 Episode 119
Ferdinand Magellan sets sail on a voyage of circumnavigation, the Battle of the Sexes on a Texas tennis court, the dismantling of "Don't Ask, Don't T…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 19, 2023
Season 1 Episode 118
President George Washington's Farewell Address, and the birthday club includes Sadie Delany, Rachel Field, and William Golding - with a reading from …
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 18, 2023
Season 1 Episode 117
Tiffany gets fancy, the New-York Daily Times, Booker T. Washington delivers the Atlanta Exposition speech on race relations, and the Columbia Broadca…
2 years, 8 months ago
Story of Writing September 17, 2023
Season 1 Episode 116
The signing of the U.S. Constitution, Antietam, and today's birthday club includes William Carlos Williams, John Creasey, Elizabeth Enright, Mary Ste…
2 years, 8 months ago