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History Matters: New London School Explosion changed natural gas detection...
Commentator Gary Joiner recalls the New London School Explosion in New London, Texas, 78 years ago this week.History Matters #405 - New London Explosion commentary
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History Matters: New Orleans civil rights activism put Homer Plessy in...
Commentator Gary Joiner remembers New Orleanian Homer Plessy and his act of civil disobedience that made its mark on history.History Matters #406 - Plessy vs.
View ArticleHistory Matters: Camp Ford in Tyler is a wayside attraction
Commentator Gary Joiner takes us to Camp Ford, Civil War landmark in Tyler, Texas.
View ArticleHistory Matters: Steamboat days are gone, but their memory lives on
Before luxury cruise ships, yachts and passenger ferries, the steamboat was how many people made their way across America.
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History Matters: Since 2007, Joiner has kept historical events at the fore
Commentator Gary Joiner reflects on why history does matter.History Matters #409 - Why history matters commentary
View ArticleHistory Matters: Political parties come in all stripes
Political parties are part of the fabric of American history.
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History Matters: What happened to Chalk Level Plantation?
History matters commentator Gary Joiner traces the ownership of a valuable tract of land next to the Red River -- from cotton fields to sprawling military air base.History Matters #412 - Chalk Level...
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History Matters: Amanda Clark was a remarkable Shreveport landowner in the 1800s
History Matters commentator Gary Joiner profiles Shreveporter Amanda Clark, a former slave who, upon her freedom, became a successful landowner and business entrepreneur.History Matters #413 - Amanda...
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History Matters: Now is a good time to revisit the 1927 Atchafalaya flood
The ground is soaked and the rivers are rising. History Matters commentator Gary Joiner thinks it’s a good time to revisit the Great Flood of 1927.History Matters #414 - Atchafalaya Flood...
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History Matters: Tolkein dug deep into how names came to be
Historical linguists put the asterisk to work in their profession. History Matters commentator Gary Joiner explains how.History Matters #415 - Asterisk reality commentaryCopyright 2015 KDAQ-FM.
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History Matters: Magnitude of Magna Carta still resonates in England, 800...
Commentator Gary Joiner recounts why the Magna Carta matters as it restrained greedy oppressive monarchs, and its implications today.History Matters #417 - Magna Carta commentaryCopyright 2015 KDAQ-FM.
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History Matters: Kurds wrote the book on fortitude
History Matters commentator Gary Joiner profiles the largest group of people in the world without an officially sanctioned homeland, the Kurds.History Matters #418 - Kurds commentaryCopyright 2015...
View ArticleHistory Matters: Contemplating the works that inspired the Declaration of...
Commentator Gary Joiner has an addendum to the fireworks displays and cookouts from the weekend past.
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History Matters: Has the Ark-La-Tex seen worse flooding?
History Matters commentator Gary Joiner compiles a history of floods that ravaged the region, most notably the Great Flood of 1927 that changed everything -- even creating a political tide.
View ArticleHistory Matters: Lawman Wyatt Earp's life experiences were Hollywood fodder
Commentator Gary Joiner profiles Arizona’s most famous lawman Wyatt Earp who went down in history as part of the 1881 gunfight at the O.K.
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History Matters: Shreveport businessman Nathan Goldkind had a seat at a...
Commentator Gary Joiner knits together the demise of 1800s Shreveport businessman and notorious gambler Nathan Goldkind who has a unique monument in Shreveport's Oakland Cemetery.History Matters #422 -...
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History Matters: Intrepid Louisiana bayous pirate faded into obscurity
Commentator Gary Joiner profiles a Haitian-born New Orleanian, the so-called “corsair of the Gulf,” who masterminded successful smuggling operations in the Louisiana bayous in the early 1800s.History...
View ArticleGary Joiner: Diamonds have a history all to their own
The world's largest diamond producer De Beers cut its output this year for a second time as demand for the gems weaken amid a supply glut.
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Gary Borders: A dedication to duty behind atomic bomb anniversary
Commentator Gary Joiner presents a profile of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr. whose aircraft dropped the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare 70 years ago this month.History Matters...
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Gary Joiner: Remember this shrewd Shreveport business pioneer
Shreveport business entrepreneur Mary Bennett Cane was born 203 years ago this week in New Hampshire.
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