December 21st: F. Scott Fitzgerald Dies
Reflections of History - December 21, 2022
- 04:03
On December 21, 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald dies.
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December 20, 2022
- 04:56
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina secedes from the Union.
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December 22, 2022
- 04:43
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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.