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The MeckDec - North Carolina's Favorite Myth (1775) w/ Jeremy Markovich
It's May 20th. This day in 1775, the town of Mecklenburg, North Carolina went ahead and declared independence from Britain, before anywhere else in t…
1 year, 1 month ago
Malcolm X Turns 100 (Some Sunday Context)
Monday, May 19th would have been Malcolm X's 100th birthday. Today, as part of our "Some Sunday Context" series, we bring you an episode we did last …
1 year, 1 month ago
Miami Explodes Into Violence (1980)
It's May 14th. This day in 1980, Miami is seeing the biggest racial uprising of the 70s or 80s, as riots and violence erupt with the acquittal of pol…
1 year, 1 month ago
An Early Climate Change Warning Ignored (1957) w/ Amy Westervelt
It's May 13th. This day in 1957, oceanographer Roger Revelle offered testimony to Congress about the perilous effects of carbon in the Earth's atmosp…
1 year, 1 month ago
SINNERS And The Deep History Of The Mississippi Delta (Some Sunday Context)
SINNERS is the hit movie of the year so far, and Ryan Coogler's epic has a lot of people looking into the history of the Mississippi Delta in the fir…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Woman Who Invented -- And Disowned -- Mother's Day (1914)
Happy Mother's Day! The holiday was invented and popularized in the first decade of the 20th century, often credited to a woman named Anna Jarvis, wh…
1 year, 1 month ago
Reagan's German Cemetery Visit Controversy (1985)
It's May 5th. This day in 1985, President Reagan visits a German military cemetery in Bitburg, where a number of SS Soldiers were buried.
Jody, Niki, …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Women's Health Vacuum (Some Sunday Context)
The Trump administration is targeting health and scientific research -- often based on whether it includes keywods like "women." This presents the ri…
1 year, 1 month ago
Lincoln Needs Troops (1861)
It's May 1st. This day in 1861, the Civil War is breaking out and President Lincoln issues a desperate call for more military volunteers.
Jody, Niki, …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Artists Who Worked For The CIA (1960) w/ Benjamen Walker
[[This is an episode from the This Day archives -- we'll be back with a new conversation real soon!]]
It's May 5th. This day in 1960, a British theate…
1 year, 2 months ago