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Katherine Lee Bates sees the beautiful in America
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1893 was written the famous song ‘America the Beautiful’ by Katharine Lee... Read More
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David Thoreau invents civil disobedience
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1846 Henry David Thoreau was jailed in Massachusetts for non-payment of... Read More
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Emily Dickinson, reclusive poetess
On this day in 1830 the American writer and poet Emily Dickinson was born. Eccentric and reclusive, with a penchant for white clothing, she spent... Read More