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**Reflections of History**

From the team behind the Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope,Through History, comes Reflections of History, a series that guides listeners through critical moments in world history.Join Pulitzer Prize winning and best-selling historian Jon Meacham as he 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.Reflections of History is an Audacy original presented in partnership with Shining City Audio.

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October 20th: Herbert Hoover Dies Oct 20, 2022

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On October 20, 1964, Herbert Hoover dies at age 90.

October 19th: The Cuban Missile Crisis Unfolds Oct 19, 2022

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On October 19, 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis unfolds.

October 18th: Lincoln Orders Completion Of Capitol Dome Oct 18, 2022

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On October 18, 1861, Lincoln orders that the Capitol dome be completed amid the Civil War.

October 17th: President Ford Testifies About Pardoning Nixon Oct 17, 2022

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On October 17, 1974, President Ford testifies before Congress on the pardon of Richard Nixon.

October 14th: Theodore Roosevelt Is Shot Oct 14, 2022

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On October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt is shot—but still gives a speech.

From Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper Stalks London’s War-Torn Streets Oct 13, 2022

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Here’s a preview of Bad Women: The Blackout Ripper. Over a single week in February 1942, a depraved serial killer stalked London’s dark and WWII bomb-ravaged streets, hunting for victims in the city’s bars and clubs. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten. Using new research from police files, court transcripts and exhaustive genealogical studies, season 2 of Hallie Ruben hold’s Bad Women reconstructs the lives of the women The Blackout Ripper brutally attacked and murdered and examines why the war years proved to be perilous for so many women. Listen to Bad Women at:

https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/bwblackout?sid=reflecrtions.

October 13th: The Second Bush-Dukakis Presidential Debate Oct 13, 2022

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On October 13, 1988, George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in debate.

October 12th: Nixon Nominates Gerald Ford As Vice President Oct 12, 2022

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On October 12, 1973, Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to be vice president.

October 11th: The Reykjavík Summit Oct 11, 2022

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On October 11, 1986, Reagan and Gorbachev meet at Rekyavik, Iceland.

October 10th: Vice President Agnew Resigns Oct 10, 2022

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