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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Mar 06, 2014
- Length: 01:37
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort. Read the full description.
- Added: Feb 24, 2014
- Length: 01:31
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Feb 19, 2014
- Length: 01:35
The current philosophy seems to be the more “friends” that we can amass on Facebook, or the more “followers” that we can attract on Twitter, the be...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 08:12
For those of us who attended grammar school long before the arrival of the in-classroom computer, one of the greatest rites of passage (right up th...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 09:08
- Purchases: 1
In the long ago and far away of mid-to-late twentieth-century America, the clothesline was a common feature of the landscape. Sheets, towels, cloth...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 05:51
Although the term civility seems to connote a type of outmoded, formal etiquette not practiced since the turn of the previous century, the use of c...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 07:13
It’s generally agreed that the silent film era lasted from 1894 to 1929; however, the history of projected images is much longer. Beginning in the ...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 11:02
Three more short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison. In this batch, we learn about Mose's move from Mississippi to NYC, his gri...
Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR and more
- Added: Jul 22, 2013
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 12
How do we know that there was voter fraud in ancient Athens? Pottery shards tell the tale.
Bought by Listenwise
- Added: Nov 01, 2012
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 1
What kind of power did ancient Athenians have over elected officials? Eligible voters screened candidates for several positions before they took th...
Bought by Listenwise
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 04:11
- Purchases: 1
Waffling. Flip-flopping. We hear a lot about the pros and cons of politicians changing their minds in modern politics. So how long has that debate ...
- Added: Oct 26, 2012
- Length: 04:08
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
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning filmmaker Billy Luther.
- Added: Feb 20, 2012
- Length: 21:06
On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code.
Since 1...
Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 14, 2011
- Length: 02:52
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Dec 14, 2010
- Length: :26
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
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
In January or 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first m...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On September 26, 1580, Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world. Find out what he said to his men as they pulled into the harb...
- Added: Nov 03, 2010
- Length: 01:00
On December 25, 1776, George Washington crossed the Delaware River in what has become one of history’s most famous boat rides! Listen in moment bef...
- Added: Oct 04, 2010
- Length: 01:00
