Sometimes it's nice just to hear a story. Like the "golden age of radio," Awesome Stories features dramatizations of classics, narrated chapters of our own stories, radio interviews and radio plays. This collection benefits ESL, adult literacy and those who just want to close their eyes and listen to a good story!
A man of contrasts who owned slaves, Thomas Jefferson declared that all men were born equal.
This image depicts the official poster, for the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled to be held in Tokyo. They were cancelled, due to WWII.
Otto Boetticher, an artist, was serving as a captain for the Union when he was captured by Confederate soldiers. He was sent to the Salisbury prison c...
Around 1863, Angelo Mariani - a Frenchman born on the island of Corsica - decided to mix coca leaves with French wine. His new product became extremel...
On 28 March 1941, Virginia Woolf, the famous British author, drowned in a river near her home. A single recording of her voice survives. The BBC has r...
Anyone tuning in late to Mercury Theatre on the Air - the night of October 30, 1938 - would have missed the episode's introduction.
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