Greg Jenner, author of the book “A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Everyday Life” explores how the most routine details can reveal so much about history.
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Daily Quiz for November 9, 2016
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit, a subsect within the Roman Catholic Church founded in 1703, is also known by this name.
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Game On: Race-The Story of Jesse Owens
A feature drama about track star Jesse Owens has a strong stride but suffers from missteps
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Landslide: FDR, Reelection, and the New Deal
In 1936, FDR made the election a referendum on the New Deal—and himself
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Encounter: Will Rogers befriends Benito Mussolini
Will Rogers meets Mussolini. What ensued was an odd friendship.
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CAMEO: Hive Hero-The inventor of bee-keeping
Lorenzo Langstroth made life sweet for bees and keepers
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Sheriff Taylor Hires a Deputy: Barney Fife and The Andy Griffith Show
How Don Knotts fame took off in a little TV town called Mayberry
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The 10 Greatest Emergency Landings
‘Ever since the beginning of flight, pilots have been taught to keep in some […]
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Daily Quiz for November 8, 2016
This youth organization was founded in 1919 by Frank S. Land.
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The Spectacular Combat Career of America’s Ace of Aces: Richard Ira Bong
Richard Ira Bong shot down 40 Japanese aircraft and “ruled the air from New Guinea to the Philippines” on his way to becoming America’s Ace of Aces.