Oct 17th, 2008 · On Saturday, Barack Obama takes his presidential campaign to Missouri, the nation's only bellwether state. Missouri has voted the same way the nation has in every presidential election since 1904, with one exception. There's also a county in Missouri that has mirrored the presidential vote in the last 12 elections.
Jun 16th, 2008 · In his famous novel, Ulysses, James Joyce described the adventures of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on June 16th, 1904. Today, on "Bloomsday," author Scott Huler talks about how he became intrigued by the character whose adventures inspired Joyce.
Dec 3rd, 2007 · The world's oldest Rolls Royce is up for auction in the U.K. The two-seater was built in 1904, and it still runs. It was the fourth car to come off the line after Charles Rolls and Henry Royce began building cars. The starting price for the 103-year-old model is one million pounds. That's about $2 million.
Oct 24th, 2004 · When it opened on Oct. 27, 1904, the New York City subway was not America's first underground transit system. But it transformed the nation's largest city and how the world viewed it. In a series of reports, NPR celebrates the subway's centennial.
Oct 2nd, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the career of British author Graham Greene, born October 2, 1904, in Berkhamsted, England. Greene was best known for his well-crafted spy thrillers, set in exotic locales.
Jun 16th, 2004 · On Wednesday, Dubliners celebrate the 100th anniversary of "Bloomsday" -- June 16th, 1904, the day the events in the book James Joyce novel Ulysses are set. NPR's Lynn Neary travels to Dublin to chart what's changed in the Irish capital over the century, and what's stayed the same.