Posts Tagged ‘usa’
EPISODE #134 “The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere Part I!”
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One if by land. Two if by sea. Pretty simple right? Maybe not so much as we find out on this week’s episode of Did This Happen?! Paul Revere – Grant Baciocco Robert Newman – Chris Sheets Find out more about the Paul Revere! ©2011 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #131 “Edison’s String Of Electric Lights!”
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Edison invented the light, but did you know he also came up with the first string of them and hung them outside his lab in New Jersey? We explore this on today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
Read MoreEPISODE #130 “Sarah Bernhardt!”
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Sarah Bernhardt was a world renowned actress and in this episode of Did This Happen? we visit her backstage on the evening of her American Stage debut!
Read MoreEPISODE #129 “The Star Spangled Banner!”
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Francis Scott Key wrote what would become the National Anthem for the United States. The question is, is what we sing now in the form he meant it to be in? Find out in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!
Read MoreEPISODE #128 “Doubleday & Baseball!”
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Abner Doubleday. Civil War General and baseball inventor? Explore how Doubleday may have become associated with America’s Pasttime in this episode of
Read MoreEPISODE #127 “Mary Had A Little Lamb!”
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Is the classic rhyme MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB based on actual events? We explore this possibility in today’s episode of Did This Happen?! Mary Sawyer – Alison Mork Robert Sawyer – Chris Sheets Find out more about the Mary Had A Little Lamb! ©2010 Grant Baciocco
Read MoreEPISODE #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 #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
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