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Francis Scott Key wrote what would become the National Anthem for the United States. The question is, is what we sing now in the form he meant it t...
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- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Abner Doubleday. Civil War General and baseball inventor? Explore how Doubleday may have become associated with America’s Pasttime in this episode ...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Is the classic rhyme MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB based on actual events? We explore this possibility in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Every year a large ball drops in Times Square to usher in the New Year. We take a look at the beginings of that tradition in today’s episode of Did...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Did Clement Clarke Moore get his inspiration from real life stories? We explore that on today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley came up with the very first Christmas cards. But exactly why did they do so? Find out on today’s episode o...
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- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
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In December of 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In this episode of Did This Happen? we are there to get their first impressions of their...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
In 1927, balloons of cartoon characters were introduced to the Macy’s Thanksgving Day Parade! Find out what happened to those balloons when they we...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
In 1939, President Franklin Delano actually moved Thanksgiving up a week! Find out the reasons why in this episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
A collaborative “Short List” which sheds light on the fears of eight and nine-year-olds – some obvious, some less so. Can you figure out what torna...
- Added: Oct 09, 2011
- Length: :42
- Purchases: 2
Five Moments with producer and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews.
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- Added: Jul 19, 2011
- Length: 08:29
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Planetary scientist Alan Stern thinks that when astronomers decide what is or isn't a planet, the criteria should be simple.
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- Added: Apr 22, 2011
- Length: 01:27
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that when scientist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were made mostly of empty space, he was afraid ...
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- Added: Apr 22, 2011
- Length: 01:29
- Purchases: 5
On Mother's Day 2010, in front of a crowd of 12,227 fans and one very proud and happy gramma, Dallas Braden pitched A PERFECT GAME!
- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 03:57
It was an unexpected moment in an unanticipated game. Now it’s known as The Shot Heard Round The World...
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- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 03:58
- Purchases: 1
For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...
- Added: Mar 16, 2011
- Length: 01:46
Shirley Sneve speaks with Navajo singer Louie Gonnie.
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- Added: Jan 27, 2011
- Length: 10:37
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- Added: Jan 18, 2011
- Length: :28
This week the Global Guru stays up all night for the winter solstice in Iran, where acclaimed cookbook author, Najmieh Batmanglij, leads us into th...
- Added: Dec 20, 2010
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 2
This week the Global Guru explores the rural Sicilian cure for spider bites. Put on your dancing shoes!
Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT
- Added: Dec 16, 2010
- Length: 03:00
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Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Lis...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Liste...
- Added: Nov 17, 2010
- Length: 01:00
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Michelle Danforth of the Lacrosse documentary Sacred Stick.
- Added: Nov 09, 2010
- Length: 14:58
On December 14, 1911, an expedition team led by Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. Listen in on this historic moment in today...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you w...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
