March 8th: Reagan's 'Evil Empire' Speech
Reflections of History - March 8, 2023
- 05:22
On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan describes the Soviet Union as an ‘Evil Empire.’
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- 04:50
On March 7, 1965, Alabama officials beat demonstrators at the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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March 9, 2023
- 06:40
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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.
