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Nov. 6, 2024
Abraham Lincoln’s Election
November 6, 1860. Abraham Lincoln is elected 16th president of the United States, bringing tensions between America’s North and South to a head. This episode originally aired in 2023.
Nov. 5, 2024
The Gunpowder Plot
November 5, 1605. Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars below London’s Houses of Parliament ahead of a plot to assassinate King James I of England.
Nov. 4, 2024
The Iran Hostage Crisis
November 4, 1979. United States diplomats and citizens are held hostage after a group of militant Iranian college students take over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. This episode originally aired in 2022.
Nov. 2, 2024
Saturday Matinee: Country Over Self
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we hear about America's 4th president, James Madison, and how he made compromises for the betterment of the country.
Link to Country Over Self: https://www.countryoverself.com/episodes/episode-…
Nov. 1, 2024
The First Issue of Ebony
November 1, 1945. A new magazine envisioned as the Black community’s answer to Life hits the newsstands for the first time.
Oct. 31, 2024
The Monmouth Steamboat Disaster
October 31, 1837. While being forcibly removed from their ancestral lands, hundreds of Creek Indians die in a steamboat collision on the Mississippi River. This episode originally aired in 2023.
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