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AF-466: Julia Gardiner Tyler: America's First Ladies #10 Apr 01, 2021

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Julia Gardiner Tyler, second wife and First Lady of 10th U.S. President John Tyler, was known as a spirited and independent woman. Thirty years the president's junior, she caused scandals and made history in quite a few unique ways. Here is her incredible and fascinating story…

* Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., Grandson of the 10th President, died at 95 on September 26, 2020. 😥

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AF-465: The Second Amendment: The Bill of Rights Mar 31, 2021

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The 2nd Amendment is a simple one, coming in at just one sentence. Yet, it is the one that people in the United States argue the most about today regarding its meaning. This is a description of that amendment, what it says, what it does not say, and what the Founding Fathers probably intended, as well as what we have no way of knowing what their intentions were.

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AF-464: The First Amendment: The Bill of Rights Mar 30, 2021

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What is the Bill of Rights? It is the first ten amendments to the Constitution. There were promises made to include a Bill of Rights to the Constitution in exchange for state ratifying committees approving the new Constitution as the law of the land. These amendments were added in December 1791. This series explores each of the amendments of the Bill of Rights.

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AF-463: Connecticut: American Folklore #7 Mar 29, 2021

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Connecticut has a long history of folklore, going back thousands of years with Native Americans, and more than four hundred years with Europeans. Some creepy things have happened there, some of which were turned into movies. Here are some of the highlights of Connecticut folklore…

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AF-262: Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison: America's First Ladies #9 Mar 26, 2021

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Though she was only First Lady for a month, and never actually went to D.C. during her husband's brief presidency, Anna Symmes, a wife of ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison, was an intriguing woman in her own right. A wife and grandmother of U.S. presidents, with a unique upbringing, here is her fascinating story.

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AF-461: How Riverboats and Steamers Shaped American History Mar 25, 2021

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Before trains and automobiles, it was riverboats that connected America. You can learn more about the rich American tradition of steamships here.

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00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Steamboats Invented in Europe 02:34 - The Rise of Steamboats in America 04:52 - Riverboats During the Civil War 06:09 - The Heyday of America's Greatest Riverboats 09:40 - Learn More

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AF-460: Angelica Singleton Van Buren: America's First Ladies #8 Mar 24, 2021

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Like several other early presidents, Martin Van Buren was a widower. His beautiful, accomplished daughter-in-law, Angelica, stepped in to fill that role. A daughter of a wealthy southern family, she helped Van Buren strengthen his base there, while still appeasing his northern abolitionist constituents. Here is her interesting story.

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AF-459: Colorado: American Folklore #6 Mar 23, 2021

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Colorado has plenty of its own unique folklore, going all the way back thousands of years into the early times of habitation by the first Native Americans. These are some of the more intriguing tales of folklore from Colorado.

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AF-458: Rachel Donelson Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Sarah Yorke Jackson: America's First Ladies #7 Mar 22, 2021

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Andrew Jackson, our seventh president, is unique in presidential history in that he had more than one First Lady. He had three, in fact. Here are the stories of Rachel Donelson Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Sarah Yorke Jackson... all of the First Ladies who served in Jackson's White House…

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AF-457: The Summer Camps of Our Youth: A Great American Tradition Mar 19, 2021

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Summer camps are a slice of Americana that comes with more than 100 years of rich history. Learn more about how camps originated here…

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