Tracing The Path
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Episode 59: Bob's Swedish Candy Canes: 1.76 Billion Sold
Did you know that if it weren't for the Mexicans and the Swedes, our Christmas would look substan...
Episode 58: Who Killed the American Dream?
The "American Dream" was first coined in 1931. In 1971 two things happened on exactly the same da...
Episode 57: 1848: The Year Halloween Began
Have you ever heard the origin of Halloween? Perhaps you've heard about the Irish holiday Samhain...
Episode 56: Criminals, Oak Trees and the Resolute Desk
The Resolute Desk was a gift to the President as the movie National Treasure says. But did you kn...
Episode 55: Is Crayola Responsible for American Gothic?
When the Industrial Revolution came to town, it inspired an opposite movement that may have chang...
Episode 54: When Rural America was Cancelled
The Louisiana Purchase kicked off Westward Expansion in the United States. Then came the transcon...
Episode 53: Robert Smalls & the Death of Lincoln: A Civil War Story
Robert Smalls was the defiant slave who decided freedom was a better choice. That is when his and...
Episode 52: Francis Scott Key Bridge & the Chinese Spy Balloon
Did you know the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the Chinese Spy Balloon and the...
Episode 51: What Happens in French Lick, Indiana Spreads Around the Globe
French Lick, Indiana was once the top resort town in the U.S. Famous people like Bing Crosby, Al ...
Episode 50: How Many Times Has Coca-Cola Changed Their Secret Recipe?
Everyone knows they changed it in 1985 to New Coke. But how many know of the other four times? An...