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Back to SearchTimothee Adamowski: Idol of the Boston Pops
Episode 388
BBB:LHWS #043 Polish born violinist Timothee Adamowski...
...was soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for many years and served as one of the…
1 year, 5 months ago
ADM George W. Melville: The Doomed Jeannette Expedition
Episode 386
ABC:LHS #073-5 George W. Melville...
...was the MacGyver of his day. He could seemingly create anything out of nothing when the situation called fo…
1 year, 6 months ago
ADM Sylvanus Godon: Hanging "Lucky Nat" Gordon
Episode 384
ABC:LHS #073-4 Admiral Sylvanus William Godon...
...spent his life in the Navy. The high point was probably the capture of the USS Erie with its ca…
1 year, 6 months ago
COM David Conner: Amphibious Landing at Vera Cruz
Episode 383
ABC:LHS #073-3 Commodore David Conner...
...was responsible for the successful amphibious landing of 12,000 men at Vera Cruz during the Mexican Ame…
1 year, 6 months ago
COM Isaac Hull and Old Ironsides (script by Russ Dodge)
Episode 385
ABC:LHS #073-2 Isaac Hull...
...was a lifelong sailor from a family of sailors. He is best remembered today for being commander of the USS Constitu…
1 year, 6 months ago
Introduction to the 19th Century US Navy
Episode 382
ABC:LHS #073-1 The United States...
...tried very hard to not have a Navy. It wasn't until the early 19th century that congress realized the need …
1 year, 6 months ago
Four Naval Heroes
Episode 387
ABC:LHS #073 Philadelphia has always been a Navy town...
Isaac Hull led USS Constitution to victory against HMS Guerriere in the early days of the…1 year, 6 months ago
Dorothy Burr Thompson & Pamela Burr: Prides of Bryn Mawr College
Episode 381
BBB:LHWS #042-5 Dorothy Burr Thompson ("DBT")...
...was acknowledged as one of the best archeologists of her day. Her work of Hellenistic terra co…
1 year, 6 months ago
Anna Brown Burr: Prodigious Author
Episode 380
BBB:LHWS #042-4 Anna Robeson Burr Brown...
...was an American writer of novels, poetry, stories, essays, and biographies. Her The Autobiography: A…
1 year, 6 months ago
Henry Armitt Brown: Finest Orator of His Generation
Episode 379
BBB:LHWS #042-3 Henry Armitt Brown...
...became the finest orator of his generation, frequently compared to Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. His lif…
1 year, 6 months ago