On this day in 2004, two paintings by Edvard Munch, versions of The Scream and Madonna, were stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.

Learn about the economics of art theft from Robert Wittman, the founder of the FBI's art crime team.

Today is August 22, 2020.

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On this day in 1938, Kenny Rogers was born in Houston, Texas.

Listen to what made his career a success and the lyrics of one of his best known recordings, The Gambler.

Today is August 21, 2020.

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On this day in 1920, The National Football League is first organized in Canton, Ohio, under the name the American Professional Football Conference.

Learn about the impact of American football on American culture from Nixon to Kapernick.

Today is August 20, 2020.

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On this day in 1612, the "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial. It becomes one of the most famous witch trials in British history. Eighty years later in 1692 five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, were executed after being convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.

Learn about how the 1600s were plagued with abuses such as these and step into the eyes of the persecuted women in the form of a poem about one of them, Halfhanged Mary.

Today is August 19, 2020.

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On this day in 1587, Virginia Dare, the first English child born in a New World English colony, is born on Roanoke Island in what would become North Carolina.

Learn about the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance from the journals of Virigina’s grandfather, John White.

Today is August 18, 2020.

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On this day in 1945, George Orwell first published his novella Animal Farm.

Learn about how Orwell used Animal farm to criticize Joseph Stalin and his cult of personality in Russia.

Today is August 17, 2020.

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On this day in 1977, Elvis Presley died in Memphis, TN at his Graceland estate.

Listen to the lyrics of a song he recorded during one of the saddest moments of his life, "Always on My Mind".

Today is August 16, 2020.

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On this day in 1912, Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California.

Learn about her early days in France and how that directly impacted her approach writing Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Today is August 15, 2020.

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On this day in 1947, American romance writer, Danielle Steel was born in New York City.

Listen to how consistency and ritual have helped make it possible for her to keep up her reputation for constantly publishing.

Today is August 14, 2020.

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On this day in 1946, the science fiction writer H.G. Wells, passed away.

Learn where his work tied into some of the political events of his time, including World War II.

Today is August 13, 2020.

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