History Episodes
Nov. 23, 2025
HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN by HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
How was Thanksgiving celebrated in the 1860's? After the Civil War, affairs of home and hearth became much more important to families who suffered so much loss during the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe was of the important leaders of this renaissance with her stories.
Nov. 26, 2023
SOLDIER HOME and THE BATTLER ERNEST HEMINGWAY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Ernest Hemingway
Feb. 13, 2022
BREAD and THAT IOWA TOWN from PRAIRIE GOLD
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Pioneer Gold
Oct. 17, 2021
THE REPORTER WHO MADE HIMSELF KING (PT 1) by RICHARD HARDING DAVIS
1001 Classic short Stories & Tales Stories by Richard Harding Davis
Oct. 10, 2021
THE GIRL WHO GOT RATTLED by STEWART EDWARD WHITE
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Stewart Edward White
May 31, 2021
A PURE MIRACLE ERNIE PYLE'S COLUMNS ABOUT D-DAY
1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Stories by Ernie Pyle
Feb. 19, 2018
THE 300 SPARTANS: THE PASS AT THERMOPYLAE by CHARLOTTE YONGE
The Battle of Thermopylae (The 300 Spartans Story): An ancient Greek tale of the brave 300 standing againt 10,000 is told here by classic writer Charlotte Yonge. Music Credits: "Drive" and "Reverie" by Ross Bugden no copyright His link:...
Nov. 13, 2017
THE LITTLE GIRL WHO DARED by HENRY LANIER
In "The Little Girl Who Dared" by Henry Lanier you'll hear the story of the disastrous plight of the Donner Party, when a large group of emigrants traveling to California were trapped in the Sierra Mountains for months as a result of early snows. The...