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American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe 80th Anniversary of December 7, 1941Rebecca Price Janney tells the story of the attach on Pearl Harbor and the life of the Japanese pilot who led it
2021-12-0606 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA History of America's Thanksgiving Holiday- on the 400th AnniversaryThis year America will observe the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, held in November 1621. How did this event become a federal holiday? Rebecca Price Janney tells the story.
2021-11-2404 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe 50s Were More Than Happy DaysAmerica's post-war era was a time of anxiety, and assurance
2020-10-3016 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAmerica in the 1940s - The "Good War"Studs Terkel famously wrote of WWII as "The Good War." This episode tells the story of how Americans coped with the anxiety of that period.
2020-10-2211 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Lost GenerationThe Post-World War One Era Bears a Striking Resemblance to Our Own
2020-10-0917 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHeaven on Earth?High Hope's for the 20th century proved to be dust in the wind
2020-10-0216 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Future, But What Kind of Hope?What influenced American beliefs about Heaven and Hell at the dawn of the 20th century?
2020-09-2515 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAmerica in the Post-Civil War PeriodIn the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans looked to their faith to sustain and encourage
2020-09-1813 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyKnocking on Heaven's DoorHow Americans coped with a shortened life expectancy in the 19th century
2020-09-1013 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThat Old Time ReligionThe Second Great Awakening began in highly improbable places through unlikely people.
2020-08-2809 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAlternate Lifestyles - 19th Century UtopiansAfter winning the War of Independence from Great Britain, America became fertile ground for many Utopian societies
2020-08-1214 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Courage of Their ConvictionsHow Americans found courage to face the sacrifices of their great Revolution
2020-07-3011 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyLife is Short - Then You Die?In colonial America, life was short, but there was a growing expectation of eternity.
2020-07-2313 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyWho Goes There? The Impact of Ancient BeliefsEpisode two examines who and what contributed to American afterlife beliefs
2020-07-1615 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyWho Goes There? An IntroductionWhat do Americans believe about Heaven and Hell, and why? Rebecca Price Janney traces the origins of our attitudes in this multi-part series.
2020-07-0912 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776The Declaration of Independence
2020-07-0402 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyKaahumanu - Hawaiian QueenThe story of Hawaii's formidable 19th c. ruler
2020-06-3009 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyBrother against Brother: Friendship in the Civil WarJefferson Davis takes leave of his dear friend Franklin Pierce
2020-06-1805 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyTheodore Roosevelt's GuidanceAs America entered WWI, it sought former President Roosevelt's advice.
2020-06-1004 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Asbury College Revival of 1970Where could inspiration be found during the societal mayhem of 1968-1970?
2020-06-0409 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHe Ain't Heavy....The inspiring story behind a popular song
2020-05-2803 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneySergeant Stubby - WWI Canine HeroA stray dog became a military hero
2020-05-2105 min2020-05-1504 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyCaptain Tom and the Greatest GenerationA salute to that generation which continues to show us the way
2020-05-0404 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyBenjamin Franklin's Letter of CondolenceThis podcast is a tribute to my father, Joseph Perio, who passed into eternity April 20, 2020.
2020-04-2203 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGiving Children Resiliency through Your Family's HistoryDuring times of crisis, children who know their family's history are more resilient than those who do not
2020-04-0707 min
American Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyMay 1970 - Kent State - Not the Only Campus AflameThe spring of 1970 not only brought tragedy, but amazing renewal and hope.
2020-03-3105 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe United States Christian Commission in WartimeDuring the Civil War, an organization provided hope and healing for countless soldiers
2020-03-2305 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAmericans in CrisisFinding perspective and encouragement from past Americans during our present crisis
2020-03-1608 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHarriet Beecher StoweHer pen brought about societal change
2020-03-0913 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Decision for Life: Joe Terry of Danny and the JuniorsJoe Terry of Danny and the Juniors tells his life-changing story.
2020-03-0314 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyClarence Darrow's DilemmaA story of 20th century attorney Clarence Darrow
2020-02-2504 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHere She Comes. . . Heather WhitestoneHear the inspiring story of the first disabled Miss America
2020-02-1803 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyMary McLeod BethuneThe inspiring story of a determined African-American child in the first years of freedo.
2020-02-1111 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyFrom National Chaos to Revival, Part TwoThe revival's effects are felt
2020-01-2106 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyFrom National Chaos to RevivalAmerica was a mess. Then God showed up.
2020-01-1307 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyRosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus BoycottRosa Parks's courage helped reverse segregation in the South
2019-12-1905 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Salvation Army Comes to AmericaThe determination of English teenager Eliza Shirley brought the Salvation Army to America
2019-12-1207 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyFirst Flight- The Wright BrothersOn December 17, 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful manned flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
2019-12-0305 min2019-11-2104 min2019-11-1900 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneySquanto- Bearer of HopeSquanto came to the rescue of the Pilgrims in 1621
2019-11-1403 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Iran Hostage CrisisAmericans wondered whether the nation's best days were behind it
2019-11-0606 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Stock Market Crash of October 1929One man's journey from despair to hope
2019-10-2905 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyJamestown 1607- The Story of Robert HuntRobert Hunt provided inspiration and hope to the early colonists.
2019-10-2404 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Inspiring Story of Catherine MarshallFind out what carried Catherine through her trials and challenges
2019-10-1705 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Cuban Missile Crisis - October 1962The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest humans have been to a catastrophic nuclear war.
2019-10-1005 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneySputnik - October 4, 1957The Soviet Union launches the first space satellite.
2019-10-0306 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Temperance Movement- Frances WillardThe 19th century was an age of energetic reform, including the Temperance Movement.
2019-09-2407 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Tribute to the Founding GenerationWhat motivated the Founding Fathers and Mothers to lay everything on the line for Independence?
2019-09-1708 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Story of Betsy Ross and Her FlagA young seamstress creates a national treasure
2019-09-0610 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyJulia Ward Howe - Battle Hymn of the RepublicJulia Ward Howe Writes the Battle Hymn of the Republic
2019-08-2903 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyDetente - Nixon in Russia and ChinaSometimes surprising things happen behind the scenes
2019-08-2004 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Dropping of the Atomic Bombs in August 1945How two men's lives were changed forever
2019-08-1205 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyApollo 13 - A Life and Death Space DramaThe inspiring story of Apollo 13
2019-07-2606 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyInspiring Stories from American History: Apollo 11 - a 50th Anniversary StoryOn July 20, 1969 man first walked on the moon.
2019-07-1604 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyEaston PA Heritage Day - Step Back Into HistoryEaston witnessed one of the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence; a reenactment is held annually
2019-07-1003 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Declaration of IndependenceThe story of the Declaration of Independence
2019-06-2505 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyPocahontasThe brief, eventful life of a Native American Princess
2019-06-2105 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAlexander HamiltonA recap of his life in public service, and a touching gesture at it's end.
2019-06-1205 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyD-Day, the Sixth of June, 1944This podcast is in honor of the brave men who stormed Normandy's beaches 75 years ago.
2019-06-0405 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Memorial Day Tribute: The Story of a POWThe moving story of American POW C.J. Rosen as the war in Europe drew to a close in May 1945.
2019-05-2606 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyIn one of the 20th century's most important Supreme Court decisions, segregation became illegal.This story is about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
2019-05-2104 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneySojourner TruthThis is a story of Sojourner Truth, a powerful woman of faith who lived up to her name.
2019-05-1403 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945Seventy-five years ago this May, WWII ended in Europe, with the Allied liberation of the continent.
2019-05-0805 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Louisiana PurchaseWhat role did faith play in the initial westward expansion?
2019-04-2904 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Lincoln Assassination -Tragedy and HopeThe assassination of President Lincoln
2019-04-2304 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyMarian Anderson - Voice of the CenturyEighty years ago this month, Marian Anderson gave her historic Easter Sunday concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
2019-04-1509 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Great San Francisco EarthquakeThe 1906 cataclysm was outside of human advancement
2019-04-0806 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Touching Story of Lee's Surrender at AppomattoxThe touching surrender that ended the Civil War
2019-04-0105 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGive Me Liberty!Virginian Patrick Henry's Rousing Call to Independence
2019-03-2504 min2019-03-1504 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyRemember the Alamo!The battle that led to Texas independence
2019-03-1104 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Life of Abigail AdamsThe first First Lady to live in the White House, she is one of two whose husbands and sons were U.S. Presidents.
2019-03-0409 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Great Awakening of a Friendship - and a NationThe influence of George Whitefield on Benjamin Franklin is explored
2019-02-2509 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGeorge Washington: Special Man for a Special PurposeOur first President's life was miraculously spared early in life
2019-02-1803 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHarriet Tubman and the Underground RailroadHarriet Tubman successfully rescued over 300 slaves, at great personal risk.
2019-02-1105 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAbolitionist Elijah LovejoyElijah Lovejoy helped solidify support for abolitionism
2019-02-0408 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Challenger DisasterThis is about the January 27, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.
2019-01-2806 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyMLK Jr. and the Beginning of the Civil Rights MovementAfter Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a public bus, Martin Luther King, Jr. led a boycott that helped change society.
2019-01-2105 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Cheerful Optimism of Ronald ReaganThroughout his public life, Ronald Reagan was known as a great communicator with a contagious sense of humor, and hope.
2019-01-1405 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAbraham Lincoln and the Emancipation ProclamationAbraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
2019-01-0705 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe January 1968 Tet OffensiveThis story is about the January 1968 Tet Offensive, and U.S. Aviator John McCain
2018-12-3104 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Inspiring Story of the 1914 Christmas TruceA surprising thing happened in the trenches that Christmas Eve.
2018-12-2004 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAlbert Einstein's Humble PresentAlbert Einstein surprised a group of Princeton Seminarians with a gift at Christmas 1947.
2018-12-1005 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyDecember 7, 1941 - The Date that Has Lived in InfamyDecember 7, 1941 - The Date that Has Lived in Infamy
2018-12-0210 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyValley Forge - Freedom's CrucibleThe fate of the American Revolution hung in the balance
during the trying winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
2018-11-2610 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe 155th Anniversary of the Gettysburg AddressHere's a story you may not know
about the Gettysburg Address.
2018-11-1903 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Mayflower Arrives in AmericaThe Autumn of 1620 - the Pilgrims Arrival in America
2018-11-1204 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyIn Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the End of WWINovember 11, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the end of WEI, Armistice Day
2018-11-0405 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyAnne Bradstreet - America's First PoetHere's a story about America's first published poet.
2018-10-2904 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Humorous John Marshall, Chief Justice and Every ManThe humorous John Marshall, Chief Justice and Every Man
2018-10-2203 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGreat Stories in American History: The British Surrender at YorktownThis is the story of the October 1781 surrender of the British to General Washington at Yorktown.
2018-10-1504 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyHarry Truman and the Founding of Modern IsraelPresident Truman played a significant role in the founding of modern Israel 70 years ago. This is the touching story.
2018-10-0806 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyA Tribute to Sgt. Alvin YorkHear the amazing story of World War One hero Sgt. York
2018-10-0109 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyWilliam Penn's "Holy Experiment"This is the story of William Penn and his vision for the New World
2018-09-2407 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyThe Signing of the United States ConstitutionThis is a story about a turning point in the struggle to create the United States Constitution, September 17, 1787
2018-09-1704 min2018-09-1107 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGreat Stories in American History with Rebecca Price Janney: The Assassination of President McKinleyHear the story of President William McKinley's assassination, September 5, 1901
2018-09-0605 minAmerican Stories with Rebecca Price JanneyGreat Stories in American
History: The Battle of BrooklynHear the amazing story of the
August 1776 Battle of Brooklyn in which the new nation faced a severe, first test.
2018-08-3109 min