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Reflections of History C13Originals
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4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
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C13Originals and Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Jon Meacham, co-creators of the 2021 Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope, Through History, join together again for a brand-new series that will guide listeners through critical moments in our history. Every Monday through Friday, Meacham travels back to impactful events that occurred on that date in history—the birth of a visionary filmmaker, the debut of an iconic athlete, the discovery of a lifesaving cure, a triumphant legal victory. You’ll learn how that event shaped politics, art, culture, sports and science, and why it’s still relevant today.
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May 25th: Star Wars Is Released
On May 25, 1977, the original “Star Wars” film is released.
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May 24th: The First Telegraph Is Sent
On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sends a successful telegraphic message.
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May 23rd: William Harvey Carney Receives Medal of Honor
On May 23, 1900, William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic action in the Civil War.
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May 20th: Prisoners Arrive At Aushwitz
On May 20, 1940, the first prisoners arrive at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp.
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May 19th: MLK's Letter From A Birmingham Jail
On May 19, 1963, The New York Post Magazine publishes excerpts of Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
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May 18th: Abraham Lincoln Is Nominated
On May 18, 1860, Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president by the Republican Party in Chicago
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Customer Reviews
May 19
What a gift to wake up to this excerpt this morning. Never knew the NYT failed to publish the canonical letter by Rev. Dr. MLK Jr from the Birmingham Jail. To be extremists in love, especially given the current climate in which we live, is a poignant echo carried forward in time by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Thank you.
William Harvey Carney
I’m not sure why this wasn’t mentioned, but the movie “Glory” (1989) is a marvelous depiction of the regiment in which Carney served (the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry). Although he played a different character in the film than Carney, it did win Denzel Washington a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. Definitely worth seeing for a fuller picture of the role these men played.
Historical Micro Dosing
I love this little podcast. It’s almost like CBS Sunday morning‘s almanac but every weekday. Sure it doesn’t go into too much detail but that’s really what’s great about it. It gives you ideas of things that you might want to read and learn more about, and a beautiful point of reflection to wake up to each day.
Thank you so much John and team I hope you keep this up.
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