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Conversations with Historians |
Episodes in History |
Voices from the Past |
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Mapping the Past |
Puzzling Out the Past |
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Sidelights on History |
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CONVERSATIONS WITH HISTORIANS Historian John Kasson discusses his recent book on Houdini and other early-20th century masculine icons |
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SIDELIGHTS ON HISTORY Personal anxieties could be resolved by the purchase of specific products The second most famous woman in America after Eleanor Roosevelt WHY DID SOLDIERS MAKE M&Ms A NATIONAL INSTITUTION? Melting chocolate was not a trivial issue for a soldier who might have to pick up a gun WHY DID WWI CHANGE THE WAY WE BLOW OUR NOSES? With cotton in short supply, Cellucotton was used as a bandage WHAT WAS AMERICA'S LONGEST RUNNING RADIO SHOW? In Nashville, an insurance company looked to radio for help to move into a new market WHO WAS THE TYPICAL AMERICAN FAMILY? A panel of judges chose from forty-six families. How representative were these folks? |