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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
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...
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- 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
Indian Why Stories collected and published by Frank Bird Linderman and narrated by Roy Trumbull
- Added: Jul 23, 2012
- Length: 27:21
This is the Peter Pan novel that was published seven years after the play and fleshed out all the characters.
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 05:04:41
- Purchases: 1
Presented by Producer and Writer Aaron Brown along with Northern Community Radio (KAXE/KBXE), this live variety show features Jim Miller, Two Many ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2012
- Length: 01:56:59
- Purchases: 3
Sandro Albert's love affair with music began on the streets of Porto Alegre, Brazil. At the age of 14, Sandro bought his first guitar from an ice c...
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 59:14
The story of the little bear cub from Capitan who became a national icon.
- Added: Dec 09, 2011
- Length: 01:59
A new collection of twelve 2 to 7 minute charming holiday modules by noted Spanish author Pedro Pablo Sacristan, produced by Joe Bevilcqua.
Great...
Bought by KREV-LP
- Added: Dec 02, 2011
- Length: 01:04:19
- Purchases: 1
A one hour special featuring performers, writers, and puppeteers who worked with Jim Henson from the beginning. The program includes interviews, o...
Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KWMR, WNIN, KZYX, KSRQ and more
- Added: Nov 30, 2011
- Length: 58:07
- Purchases: 6
The musical history of MICHAEL JACKSON. The music of THE JACKSON FIVE (J5), THE JACKSONS and solo music of MICHAEL JACKSON are covered in this thre...
- Added: Nov 30, 2011
- Length: 55:13
SOUL CHRISTMAS!
Here are some of the greatest Soul and R&B holiday winter classics ever recorded. Today on this show you will hear Christmas tunes...
- Added: Nov 19, 2011
- Length: 55:39
- Purchases: 57
It was an unexpected moment in an unanticipated game. Now it’s known as The Shot Heard Round The World...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 03:58
- Purchases: 1
A look into how struggling communities around the U.S. are meeting each others needs, without charity, or even exchanging a dollar.
- Added: Dec 15, 2010
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
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
