Reflections of History

May 18th: Abraham Lincoln Is Nominated

May 18th: Abraham Lincoln Is Nominated

Reflections of History - May 18, 2022 - 04:33

On May 18, 1860, Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president by the Republican Party in Chicago

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On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Brown v. Board of Education

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May 19, 2022 - 04:39
On May 19, 1963, The New York Post Magazine publishes excerpts of Martin Luther King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail.

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.