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‘Songs of America’: A Tribute to Quintessentially American Music

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Johns Hopkins: The Quiet Founder of America’s Medical Standard
American Essence| By
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The reclusive Quaker merchant who never practiced medicine—but quietly built the model that defines American medical education today.
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In ‘This Week in History,’ six train engines, 112 railcars, 24 railroad tracks, and a team of determined Americans work to save a grand hotel.
Bankruptcy, a Book, and the Friend Who Made Good on a Promise
American Essence| By
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In this episode of ‘When Character Counted,’ we meet the man who helped salvage the financial misfortunes of a dying American hero and provide for his widow.
‘Songs of America’: A Tribute to Quintessentially American Music
American Essence| By
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‘Songs of America’: A Tribute to Quintessentially American Music

A biographer and country star discuss America’s favorite songs in this freedom-focused book.
June Foray: The Woman of a Thousand Voices
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John Hancock: The First President of Congress Post-Independence
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Ned LeDoux Lends Vocals to Dan Seals’s ‘God Must Be a Cowboy’
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Ned LeDoux Lends Vocals to Dan Seals’s ‘God Must Be a Cowboy’

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George Eastman: The Man Who Put Photography in the Hands of the World
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George Eastman: The Man Who Put Photography in the Hands of the World

He didn’t invent photography—he democratized it. George Eastman’s innovations transformed a complex craft into an everyday habit.
James West and Gerhard Sessler: The Two Scientists Who Pioneered the Design of Modern-Day Microphones
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How two physicists transformed bulky studio equipment into the small, low-cost microphones that power modern communication.
Johns Hopkins: The Quiet Founder of America’s Medical Standard
American Essence| By
Brian D'Ambrosio

Johns Hopkins: The Quiet Founder of America’s Medical Standard

The reclusive Quaker merchant who never practiced medicine—but quietly built the model that defines American medical education today.
The Bold Plan to Save an 8-million Pound Hotel From the Ocean
American Essence| By
Dustin Bass

The Bold Plan to Save an 8-million Pound Hotel From the Ocean

In ‘This Week in History,’ six train engines, 112 railcars, 24 railroad tracks, and a team of determined Americans work to save a grand hotel.
Bankruptcy, a Book, and the Friend Who Made Good on a Promise
American Essence| By
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Bankruptcy, a Book, and the Friend Who Made Good on a Promise

In this episode of ‘When Character Counted,’ we meet the man who helped salvage the financial misfortunes of a dying American hero and provide for his widow.
‘Songs of America’: A Tribute to Quintessentially American Music
American Essence| By
Deena Bouknight

‘Songs of America’: A Tribute to Quintessentially American Music

A biographer and country star discuss America’s favorite songs in this freedom-focused book.
June Foray: The Woman of a Thousand Voices
American Essence| By
Dustin Bass

June Foray: The Woman of a Thousand Voices

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a girl developed her gift for creating voices, moved to Los Angeles, and became a voice acting icon.
‘Red Bird’: Luke Grimes Releases New Album
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John Hancock: The First President of Congress Post-Independence
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Ned LeDoux Lends Vocals to Dan Seals’s ‘God Must Be a Cowboy’
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George Eastman: The Man Who Put Photography in the Hands of the World
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George Eastman: The Man Who Put Photography in the Hands of the World

He didn’t invent photography—he democratized it. George Eastman’s innovations transformed a complex craft into an everyday habit.
James West and Gerhard Sessler: The Two Scientists Who Pioneered the Design of Modern-Day Microphones
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Trevor Phipps

James West and Gerhard Sessler: The Two Scientists Who Pioneered the Design of Modern-Day Microphones

How two physicists transformed bulky studio equipment into the small, low-cost microphones that power modern communication.