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EP220: The Turning Point in Abraham Lincoln's Life: A Wrestling Match Mar 16, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, historian, Mike Chapman, tell us how prior to Abraham Lincoln being elected the 16th President of the United States, he used his skills as a wrestler to win approval from the masses. Donna Howard shares the story of how she created a business to be able to provide a supportive work environment for people who are neurodivergent. Dr. Jean Stuntz from West Texas A&M University gives us some history on what it was like before women could own property or make any money of their own.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Turning Point in Abraham Lincoln's Life: A Wrestling Match

23:00 - Why I Opened a Business for My Daughter

35:00 - Texas' Homestead Laws Saving Women From Homelessness

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EP219: The Angel of St. Marye's Heights and "You Must Get To Know Your Community Before You Can Serve It" Mar 16, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, listener Richard Hood from Valencia, California, takes us back in time to the Battle of Fredericksburg and tells a story about compassion in the midst of America's deadliest war. Christina Long has always had a mind focused on education, dedication, and service. Thanks to partners like Koch Industries, she able to go above and beyond in the ways in which she can reach out to those around her.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Angel of St. Marye's Heights

23:00 - "You Must Get To Know Your Community Before You Can Serve It"

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EP218: The Most Decorated War Dog of WWI and Building Financial Legacies Mar 15, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeremy Swick of the College Football Hall of Fame recounts the remarkable story of the street dog, Sgt. Stubby, turned soldier turned mascot. Kyle McDonald, founder and CEO of Argent Financial Group, shares how he founded this wealth management company, how it has grown, and why gaining and keeping clients’ trust is important to him.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Most Decorated War Dog of WWI

10:00 - Building Financial Legacies

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EP217: Ohio Born, American Made and How a Fake Doctor Ran Carnival Sideshows and Saved Thousands of Infants and Changed Medical History Mar 15, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bob Huff was born just outside of Dayton, Ohio, in the blue-collar factory town of Moraine City. Bob’s early life was anything but easy… but that clearly didn’t stop Bob. Dr. Martin Couney carried a secret with him, but the results are unimpeachable and here to tell the story is Dawn Raffel, author of The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Ohio Born, American Made

35:00 - How a Fake Doctor Ran Carnival Sideshows and Saved Thousands of Infants and Changed Medical History

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EP216: 911 At Ease International Saved This Police Officer’s Career and Las Vegas Must See: The Neon Museum Mar 14, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Charles Scott was working as a Police Officer in the Central Valley of California. Things were going well. But things took a turn when he was a part of an officer-involved shooting. Executive director of the Neon Museum, Aaron Berger, shares some of the history of Las Vegas and the iconic signage associated with it.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - 911 At Ease International Saved This Police Officer’s Career

35:00 - Las Vegas Must See: The Neon Museum

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EP215: Walking with Destiny, A Second Life After Vietnam and She Quit Her Corporate Job to Make Artisan Keycaps Mar 14, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking With Destiny, tells the story of Winston Churchill and how he is the only Englishman to be honored by having a United States Navy Ship named after him. As a 20-year-old soldier in Vietnam, Jon Hovde’s armored personnel carrier he was driving was hit an antitank mine. He made three promises to God if He let him live. Linda from Jon’s hometown of Fertile, MN, is here to tell the story. Keycap artist, known as Tiny Makes Things, shares her story of when she decided that she wanted to quit her job and start her own business making artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Walking with Destiny

23:00 - A Second Life After Vietnam

35:00 - She Quit Her Corporate Job to Make Artisan Keycaps

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EP214: The Interrupted Odyssey of Ulysses S. Grant and Ely Parker and The History of the Brooklyn Bridge Mar 11, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of Interrupted Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant and the American Indians, tells the story of how the lives of America's first Native American appointed to a cabinet-level position and our 18th President intertwined. The History Guy tells the story of the connection between the massive population centers of Brooklyn and Manhattan and how it changed the course of New York City forever.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Interrupted Odyssey of Ulysses S. Grant and Ely Parker

35:00 - The History of the Brooklyn Bridge

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EP213: Wilber and the Empty Nester and The Tone Deaf, Bad Poet Who Wrote The National Anthem Mar 11, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul, a listener from Minneapolis, MN, share his story of. Francis “Frank” Scott Key was not someone you would have picked to write our national anthem… but he did and right after one of America’s great military victories. Marc Leepson, author of What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life, brings us the story of the man who wrote the National Anthem of the United States of America.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Wilber and the Empty Nester

23:00 - The Tone Deaf, Bad Poet Who Wrote The National Anthem

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EP212: An Army Moves On Its Stomach... And Lots of Coffee, The Landscape Management Company Powered by Goats and The World's First Action Figure Museum Mar 10, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard Muniz tells a story that one of his friends told him about a coffee incident that took place on the USS Enterprise. Genevieve Church, the third "Goat Lady of San Francisco", is executive director of City Grazing. Listen to her share about how this sustainable land management and fire prevention non-profit organization came to be. Kevin Stark of The Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, tells the story of his museum, and his life in toys.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - An Army Moves On Its Stomach... And Lots of Coffee

10:00 - The Landscape Management Company Powered by Goats

35:00 - The World's First Action Figure Museum

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EP211: Celebrating the Life of Bob Dole and Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Paying Tribute To “My Greatest Mentor” Mar 10, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tom Hanks, former Kansas Senator Pat Robertson, and Robin Dole eulogize veteran, senator, and war hero-Bob Dole. Stephen Ross shares how Max Fisher impacted him in ways that his wealth never could.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Celebrating the Life of Bob Dole

35:00 - Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross Paying Tribute To “My Greatest Mentor”

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