How did Halloween get started? Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins of Halloween, including how today's traditions aren't much different from thousands of years ago.
The recognition of Columbus’ 1492 voyage was celebrated as early as 1790. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the voyages of Columbus, his financial backing and the competition to explore the New World.
Columbus was not the romanticized explorer of history books. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the good, bad and ugly of the legacy of Christopher Columbus, who was not necessarily the benevolent explorer you may think.
How did Labor Day originate? Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origins of Labor Day, including the good intentions, violent reality and political influences.
Organized labor has long poltiical connections. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the politics of Labor Day and unions, plus the current state of union public opinion.
Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Independence Day as the quintessential American holiday and the timeless truths and radical notions included in the Declaration of Independence.
The Founding Fathers created documents that endure 230+ years later. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the timeline of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the political genius of the Founding Fathers.
Why did the Founding Fathers omit slavery from America’s founding documents? Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the ironic relationship the Founding Fathers had with slavery, and why it was omitted from America’s founding documents.
During the Civil War, 2% of the U.S. population was killed. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Civil War origin of Memorial Day, originally seen as a Union holiday, when women decorated the graves of fallen soldiers.
Memorial Day was originally named Decoration Day. Ken Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of the celebration of Memorial Day through history, plus a look back at the end of the Civil War.
