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When Dick Cavett Shared Carnegie Hall With Groucho
By NPR Staff
Forty years ago Sunday, history was made when talk show legend Dick Cavett introduced Groucho Marx at Carnegie Hall. The night marked Groucho's debut at the famed New York venue and became the record, An Evening with Groucho Marx.
>>Forty years ago Sunday, history was made when talk show legend Dick Cavett introduced Groucho Marx at Carnegie Hall. The night marked Groucho's debut at the famed New York venue and became the record, An Evening with Groucho Marx.
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The U.S. Ambassador Inside Hitler's Berlin
William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning — after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State Department. Erik Larson chronicles Dodd's time in Berlin in his new book, In the Garden of Beasts.
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New York's Space Shuttle Fly-By
By Mark Memmott
Carried atop a jumbo jet, the Enterprise is flying from Northern Virginia to New York City and passed low over the city's five boroughs.
>>Carried atop a jumbo jet, the Enterprise is flying from Northern Virginia to New York City and passed low over the city's five boroughs.
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PRI's "The World" brings one-of-a-kind international stories home to America. Each weekday, host Lisa Mullins guides listeners through major issues and stories, linking global events directly to the American agenda.
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How Teddy Saved Football
Football is a violent game but a century ago it used to be a lethal pastime. NPR's Tom Goldman explains how President Teddy Roosevelt stepped in and forced the establishment of new rules that made the game safer. - READ MOREIf You Don't Know The Name Horst Faas, Look At This
You don't have to know anything about him, or even the Vietnam War, to be stirred by the power of his photos. - READ MOREThe Visual South, Part IV: Getting Lost In Mississippi
For an enclave of communities in western Mississippi, rich cultural roots don't always translate to prosperity. The history is storied, the times are tough, and life goes on. - READ MORE
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