June 9th: Joseph Welch Confronts Joseph McCarthy
Reflections of History - June 9, 2022
- 04:32
On June 9th, 1954, Joseph Welch confronts Joseph McCarthy.
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- 04:50
On June 8th, 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 is published.
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June 10, 2022
- 05:24
On June 10th, 1919, Wisconsin and Michigan become the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment.
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.
