Reflections of History

April 20th: Macbeth Premiers

April 20th: Macbeth Premiers

Reflections of History - April 20, 2022 - 04:37

April 20th, 1611. The day William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is staged at the Globe.

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April 19th, 1995. The day domestic terrorists attacked America in Oklahoma City.

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April 21st, 1926. The day the future Queen Elizabeth II is born.

About The Show

C13Originals and Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Jon Meacham, co-creators of the Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope,Through History, join together again on a daily series that guides 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.