✦Your Birthday. Our History. Everybody's Story.✦Hosted by Addae Olamina✦A new conversation every calendar day✦Fact-checked through the Library of Congress✦Same date. Different stories.✦The past, freshly told.✦Your Birthday. Our History. Everybody's Story.✦Hosted by Addae Olamina✦A new conversation every calendar day✦Fact-checked through the Library of Congress✦Same date. Different stories.✦The past, freshly told.
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Lead host: Addae Olamina · Daily release time: 5:00 a.m. EST

Upcoming production schedule5 episodes ready for broadcast
Nov2

1889: North & South Dakota Enter the Union

Guest: Marcus Vance (Fargo, ND) · Expert: Dr. Eleanor Vance

Audio approved
Nov3

1908: William Howard Taft Elected President

Guest: Samantha Reed (Cincinnati, OH) · Expert: Professor Jonathan Sterling

Audio approved
Nov4

1979: Iran Hostage Crisis Begins

Guest: David K. Miller (Washington, D.C.) · Expert: Ambassador Richard Cole

Audio approved
Nov5

1916: The Violent Everett Massacre

Guest: Elena Rostova (Seattle, WA) · Expert: Dr. Marcus Thorne

Audio approved
Nov6

1869: First Official College Football Game

Guest: Jackson Blake (New Brunswick, NJ) · Expert: Coach Terry Vance

Audio approved