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On this day in 1924 the author, Truman Capote, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.

Listen to the newspaper article that sent him on the path to introduce the nonfiction novel with In Cold Blood.

Today is September 30, 2020.

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On this day in 1916, American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first billionaire.

Over the years, the attitudes of Americans and billionaires has evolved and become complex. For journalists like Tom Scocca, the existence of billionaires are not complex. It is wrong. Learn more today straight from his writing.

Today is September 29, 2020.

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On this day in 1891, the author, Herman Melville, passed away in New York City in the United States.

Hear the musical language Melville employs in his novel, Moby-Dick, to emphasize the madness of Captain Ahab.

Today is September 28, 2020.

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On this day in 1905, Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?” is published, introducing the equation E=mc² and the Special theory of relativity.

Learn about Einstein's life, giving context to his work, from the words of Carlo Rovelli in Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~rovelli/#books

Today is September 27, 2020.

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On this day in 1181, Saint Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order in the Catholic Church, was born in Assisi, in what is now Italy.

Listen to the Prayer of St. Francis, which he never actually wrote!

Today is September 26, 2020.

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On this day in 1897, American author, William Faulkner, was born in New Albany, Mississippi, in the United States.

Learn about the world Faulkner wrote in and how the affected works like his novel, Sound and Fury.

Today is September 25, 2020.

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On this day in 1896, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States.

Listen to the opening paragraphs of his famous novel, The Great Gatsby, and our first introduction to Gatsby.

Today is September 24, 2020.

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On this day in 480 BC, Euripides was born in Salamis, Greece.

Listen to the monologues of one of his gifts to western theater, Medea, criticizing the social status of women in Ancient Greece.

Today is September 23, 2020.

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On this day in 1862, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th American President, issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Listen to the entire document, which began the legal status change of enslaved African Americans to be free.

Today is September 22, 2020.

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