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EP73: The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Creator of The Coors Light Silver Bullett Sep 14, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares the story of how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis and the infamous marathon event and Marc Barrios tells the story of how he left his mark on the American Advertising Industry when he immigrated from Cuba as a refugee and went on to create the Coors Light Silver Bullet.

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Time Codes:

00:00 The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon

17:59 The Creator of The Coor Light Silver Bullett

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EP72: Letting Your Daughter Grow Up, The Great Chicago Fire and Cars As Material Culture Sep 13, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Rusiniak shares his story of watching his daughter grow out of her old toys and into a teenager; Chicago's cultural historian, Tim Samuelson, tells us how this city was rebuilt after disaster; and car collector Miles C. Collier explains how cars are part of material culture.

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Remembering 9/11 and First Hand Accounts From Witnesses Sep 11, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, we continue commemorating 9/11 with firsthand accounts from Linda Shepley, who saw Flight 93 crash; testimony of civilians who witnessed Flight 93 from the ground; Vaughn Lohec, whose sister was on Flight 93; and Reagan's Speechwriter Tony Dolan, who was at the Pentagon on 9/11.

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00:00 - Firsthand account of Linda Shepley, who saw Flight 93 crash

08:00 - Flight 93 from the ground

18:00 - Hearing from Vaughn Lohec, whose sister was on Flight 93

27:30 - Reagan's Speechwriter Tony Dolan, who was at the Pentagon on 9/11: "They Will Be Remembered...For All Those Who Served"

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Remembering 9/11, News Montage From 2001 and A 9/11 Firefighter's Story: The Unlikely Relationship Between Two of NYC's Finest Sep 11, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, we give homage to the events of 9/11 with news montage from that historic day and 9/11 firefighter Niels Jorgensen and billionaire David Koch, and the tragedies that brought them together.

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00:00 - Remembering 9/11, news montage from 2001

08:00 - A 9/11 Firefighter's Story: The Unlikely Relationship Between Two of NYC's Finest

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EP71: George Washington at Trenton and Princeton and The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend Sep 10, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, the story of George Washington at battles of Trenton and Princeton and Bob Drury and Tom Clavin have finally given the little-known Red Cloud the recognition he deserves and share with us the story from their New York Times bestseller.

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00:00 George Washington at Trenton and Princeton

08:00 The Untold Story of Red Cloud, an American Legend

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EP70: The Night 2 Hydrogen Bombs Fell on North Carolina and The House Built By Chewing Gum Sep 09, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Earl Smith tells the story of the night 2 hydrogen bombs fell on North Carolina on January 24, 1961, and how he disarmed them; William Wrigley, Jr. was a brilliant businessman, but his ingenuity was outshined by his love for his wife. This is the story of how he made his fortune and then spent it on the one he loved.

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00:00 The Night 2 Hydrogen Bombs Fell on North Carolina

27:30 The House Built By Chewing Gum

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EP69: The Largest Green Squash and The Pittsburgh Pirates Announcer Sep 08, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Joe Jutras shares the story of how we grew the largest green squash on record; and Joe Klimchak shares the story of how he pushed through to become a baseball announcer despite having a lisp.

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EP68: A High Risk Pregnancy, The Flushing Remonstrance Petition and The Rainwater Company Sep 07, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Karla Duerson shares the story of what it was like being pregnant with her daughter Wylie and the unexpected diagnosis she received from Doctors; and Larry Reid tells the history behind the 1657 Flushing Remonstrance petition that requested an exemption to Director-General of New Netherland Peter Stuyvesant's Quaker worship ban; and CEO of Richard's Rainwater, Richard Heinichen, shares how he makes his business out of selling rainwater.

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EP67: Reconnecting With My Absent Father and The Baltimore Cults Sep 06, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Ron Brown shares how he mended his relationship with the father that practically abandoned him and the story of how the Baltimore Cults helped shape the NFL.

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EP66: Pizza Drops For Charity and Curly Was My Grandfather Sep 03, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Ben Berman shares how he made $30,000 during the pandemic of 2020 by selling pizzas from his second-story apartment and Brad Server shares how he found out the family secret that Jerome Howard (aka Curly) was his grandfather.

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