April 6th: The Battle of Shiloh Begins
Reflections of History - April 6, 2022
- 04:37
On April 6th, 1862, in Hardin County, Tennessee, The Battle of Shiloh began.
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April 5, 2022
- 05:55
On April 5th, 1955, in London, England, Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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April 7th: Francis Ford Coppola Is Born
April 7, 2022
- 04:46
On April 7th, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, the film director Francis Ford Coppola was born.
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.
