Dec 21st, 2008 · As many as 60 million bison roamed the American prairie at the time Columbus sailed to the New World in 1492. By 1900, only hundreds remained. Bison have since made a comeback, but today's herds carry a flaw that could put the species at risk.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · Cold War Kids' sophomore effort, Loyalty to Loyalty, is based on the work of a little-known philosopher named Josiah Royce who was calling Nietzsche out in the early 1900s. The art-pop band straddles the line between both philosophies in atypical rock fashion.
Sep 14th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Merri Edwards, a Hurricane Ike evacuee from Galveston, Texas. Edwards is also an historian who has worked with the Galveston County Historical Foundation, and she recounts the devastation of the hurricane of 1900 that killed thousands in Galveston.
Mar 9th, 2008 · In the early 1900s, women in New York City's garment district rose up against their poor working conditions. On International Women's Day, Weekend Edition Sunday looks back at their plight in a 1984 NPR radio documentary.
Feb 13th, 2008 · Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologized to the country's Aboriginal citizens for a six-decade policy of forced resettlement. In the early 1900s thousands of mixed-race children were taken from their families and sent to live in orphanages, mission homes, or Caucasian households. Suzanne Smith of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation discusses the apology.
Feb 25th, 2007 · In the early 1900s, photographer Lewis Hine took hundreds of pictures of children forced to work in the nation's mines and factories. A historian is tracking down the descendents of these laborers to tell them of their family history.
Nov 29th, 2006 · In 1900, a team of sponge-divers discovered an ancient shipwreck from around 65 BC. On the ship, they discovered the remains of a mysterious machine about the size of a shoebox. Scientists think it was used to calculate eclipses and other astronomical cycles. Researchers who completed a three-dimensional scan of the pieces say they impressive.
Aug 18th, 2006 · Hollywood does not regard summer as a time for costume epics, unless the costumes are made of spandex. Historical movies tend to be released in the fall. But The Illusionist, a romantic drama set in the early 1900s, is bucking that tradition.