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One if by land. Two if by sea. Pretty simple right? Maybe not so much as we find out on this week’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 01:00
On his historical voyage to the New World Christopher Columbus was very eager to find land. We take a look at one of the possible reasons for that ...
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 01:02
Florence Nightingale rose to fame as a nurse in The Crimean War. We explore her attention to detail in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Edison invented the light, but did you know he also came up with the first string of them and hung them outside his lab in New Jersey? We explore t...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
Sarah Bernhardt was a world renowned actress and in this episode of Did This Happen? we visit her backstage on the evening of her American Stage de...
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
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...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida
- 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...
Bought by WRVO Public Media
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
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
The Soul; show is 1 as we rewind the clock to August 13th 2011 for the debut of the Steve Edwards Soul Show on American radio. Featuring the orig...
- Added: Aug 09, 2012
- Length: 02:57:27
Stanford music professor Jesse Rodin discusses the luminous polyphonic style of the great Renaissance composer Josquin des Prez and what it means t...
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 58:01
College a cappella experts Charlie Forkish, Bill Hare, Deke Sharon, Mickey Rapkin and Will Tarpeh exchange thoughts on the current state of the boo...
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 58:01
Peter Varshavsky of Porto Franco Records and Avi Ehrlich of Springman Records present a candid view of the highs and lows of running a record label...
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 58:01
We are already at the halfway mark of 2012 and we got the music to prove it The soul show reviews the best of this portion of the years new release...
- Added: Jul 10, 2012
- Length: 01:58:29
A brand new feature that aims to fill the gap where smooth Jazz failed! This series pays attention to the innovators of a music format that gave us...
- Added: Jul 02, 2012
- Length: 01:39:06
This musical introduction to the music of JOHN COLTRANE contains six songs and is one hour in length. It is divided into three segments which allow...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSRQ, and KREV-LP
- Added: Jun 29, 2012
- Length: 50:03
- Purchases: 3
The 2012 Series hits its 25th edition and celebrates this mini milestone with a musical Jamboree! Listen to the core artists that are the very foun...
- Added: Jun 25, 2012
- Length: 01:58:47
The Latin Journey continues with patriarch of the E family-Pete Escovedo talking congas, timbales and mentoring his highly influential family! A Ca...
- Added: Jun 17, 2012
- Length: 01:58:56
The art of opera translation is subtle yet crucial. Get it right, and the audience feels like they’re experiencing the work with as much richness a...
- Added: May 25, 2012
- Length: 58:01
This edition continues to display the best soul music on the planet with musical tributes to the late Donna Summer and Washington DC`s godfather of...
- Added: May 22, 2012
- Length: 01:58:49
