The Story of Writing

Story of Writing August 7, 2023


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President George Washington puts down the Whiskey Rebellion, Thor Heyerdahl crashes his raft, the Kon Tiki, to prove a point, Pharmacologist Frances Kelsey prevents the drug thalidomide from being used in the U.S. in the 1960s, the U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and we celebrate the birthdays of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Ralph Bunche - with a reading from "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley.

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The Story of WritingBy Jon Brown