November 2nd: Reagan Signs The King Holiday Bill Into Law
Reflections of History - November 2, 2022
- 05:11
On November 2, 1983, President Reagan signs the bill creating the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.
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November 1, 2022
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On November 1, 1790, Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France.
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November 3, 2022
- 04:45
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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.
