March 20th: Republican Party Is Founded
Reflections of History - March 20, 2023
- 04:57
On March 20, 1854, the Republican Party is founded in Ripon, Wisconsin.
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March 17, 2023
- 04:59
On March 17, 1954, Senator John F. Kennedy delivers St. Patrick’s Day speech in New York.
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March 21st: The 'Cornerstone Speech'
March 21, 2023
- 06:15
On March 21, 1861, Alexander Stephens delivers the ‘Cornerstone Speech’ about the Confederacy.
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.
