Narratives at Night

This episode shares the brief story of Phil Hartman's life and tragic death. Source: https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tragic-death-of-snl-star-phil-hartman Music by https://pixabay.com/music/classical-string-quartet-bach-violin-concerto-in-a-minor-3-movement-bwv-1041-183738/

This episode shares the harrowing experiences of the Donner Party during the winter of 1846. Source: Froncek, Thomas. "Winterkill, 1846." American Heritage, December 1976. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode details the first half of the journey of the pioneering families that were a part of a California-bound wagon train in 1846 that became known as The Donner Party. Source: Froncek, Thomas. "Winterkill, 1846." American Heritage, December 1976. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode examines major decisions from five different presidents that impacted the direction of the nation. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode examines the problems resulting from horse pollution in large cities a little more than a century ago. Source: Tarr, Joel A. "Urban Pollution - Many Long Years Ago." American Heritage, October 1971. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode shares the true story of Mary Mallon, otherwise known as "Typhoid Mary." Source: Sufrin, Mark. "The Case of the Disappearing Cook." American Heritage, August 1970. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode examines the trial of Charles J. Guiteau, the man who shot President James A. Garfield. (Music by ZakharValaha from Pixabay)

This episode shares the story of how the Jeep was created during World War II.

This episode recounts the assassination attempt on the life of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/ http://www.dickinsonstate.edu/

In this episode, learn something new about Winston Churchill and J.P. Morgan.

This episode shares one story about the artist James McNeill Whistler and another about the singer and dancer Josephine Baker.

This is the first episode of a new feature on Narratives at Night called "242" in which two brief anecdotes are shared twice a week. Tonight's episode is about President John Quincy Adams and the Persian ruler Xerxes.

This episode focuses upon the rise in popularity of cigarette smoking in the twentieth century and the subsequent rise in new cases of lung cancer.

This is a brief account of the fire at the famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston on November 28, 1942.

This episode is a narration of the opening pages from Chapter 37 of David Halberstam's The Fifties about the early career of Marilyn Monroe.

This is a brief, dark tale about one of the founders of Earth Day.

This episode shares the story of a gunman and his assault on the University of Texas in Austin on August 1, 1966.

This is an account from the Gospel of Mark of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and of His resurrection.

This brief history of the life of Santa Anna has an unusual component.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum

This episode shares the story of a "ramblin' man" who died too soon.

This episode briefly recounts some details of the lives of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.