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EPISODE #126 “Times Square Ball!”
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Every year a large ball drops in Times Square to usher in the New Year. We take a look at the beginings of that tradition in today’s episode of Did This Happen?! Adolph Ochs – Kevin Berntson Walter F. Palmer – Grant Baciocco Find out more about the Times Square Ball! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #125 “The Night Before Christmas!”
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Did Clement Clarke Moore get his inspiration from real life stories? We explore that on today’s episode of Did This Happen?! Clement Clarke Moore – Chris Sheets Officer – Kevin Berntson Find out more about the Clement Clarke Moore! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #124 “Christmas Cards!”
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Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley came up with the very first Christmas cards. But exactly why did they do so? Find out on today’s episode of Did This Happen?! Sir Henry Cole – Kevin Berntson John Callcott Horsley – Chris Sheets Find out more about the The First Christmas Card! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #123 “The Landing Of The Pilgrims!”
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In December of 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In this episode of Did This Happen? we are there to get their first impressions of their new world. Pilgrim Man – Kevin Berntson Pilgrim Woman – Alison Mork Find out more about the Plymouth Rock! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #122 “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons!”
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In 1927, balloons of cartoon characters were introduced to the Macy’s Thanksgving Day Parade! Find out what happened to those balloons when they were done in this episode of Did This Happen?! Parade Director – Grant Baciocco Balloon Captain – Chris Sheets Find out more about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #121 “Franksgiving!”
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In 1939, President Franklin Delano actually moved Thanksgiving up a week! Find out the reasons why in this episode of Did This Happen?!
Read MoreEPISODE #120 “Lindbergh’s Flight To Paris!”
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Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Listen in to what Lindbergh may have been thinking during the halfway point in his trip in this episode of Did This Happen?! Charles Lindbergh – Grant Baciocco Find…
Read MoreEPISODE #119 “The Liberty Bell!”
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The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Listen in as the bell is delivered to the Statehouse in this episode of Did This Happen?! Issac Norris – Chris Sheets Delivery Guy – Kevin Berntson Find out…
Read MoreEPISODE #118 “Lascaux Cave Paintings!”
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The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you with one possibility in today’s episode of Did This Happen? Ug – Jonah Naga – Lilly Mother – Alison Mork Find out more about the Lascaux Cave Paintings! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #117 “William Dickson!”
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In January of 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first motion picture copyrighted in the United States called Fred Ott’s Sneeze! Did This Happen? takes you to the day cinematic history was made! William Dickson – Kevin Berntson Fred Ott…
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