Reflections of History

April 26th: Fenway's First Homerun

April 26th: Fenway's First Homerun

Reflections of History - April 26, 2022 - 05:09

On April 26, 1912, in Boston, Massachusetts, the first home run at Fenway Park was hit.

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April 25, 2022 - 06:40
On April 25th, 1944, The United Negro College Fund was incorporated.

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April 27, 2022 - 05:10
On April 27, 2006, in downtown Manhattan, Construction on One World Trade Center began.

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.