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History Book: Heroism amid disaster

Jan 13, 2025 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, January 13th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Today, two plane crashes—and several brave heroes who put their lives on the line to save passengers. WORLD’s Emma Perley has the story. CBS NEWS REPORT: These daring helicopter rescues late this afternoon about a mile from the White House.
Steel legacy in crisis

Jan 9, 2025 | wng.org | Benjamin Eicher |Emma Perley

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, January 9th.. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Myrna Brown. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: A steel deal gone wrong. The Biden administration recently blocked the sale of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel to Japanese-owned Nippon Steel. Economists and steelworkers are wondering what this will mean for the future of the industry.
History Book: Christmas through the ages

Dec 9, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, December 9th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Today, artistic expressions of Christmas and how Americans have come to celebrate certain traditions. Here’s WORLD’s Emma Perley. EMMA PERLEY: In 1850, the French composer Hector Berlioz scribbles out a short organ composition for a friend.
History Book: The man behind the myth of Santa Claus

Dec 2, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, December 2nd. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Today the life of a bishop who wasn’t very well known in the early days of the Christian church, yet who inspired a legend that survives to this day, a thousand years after his death. Here’s WORLD’s Emma Perley.
History Book: Stories of innovation and impact

Nov 25, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

JENNY ROUGH, HOST: Today is Monday, November 25th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Jenny Rough. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Two years ago, a tech company releases a powerful Artificial Intelligence product that changes the way people research and write. Also today, what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers?
Shroud of Turin sparks centuries of debate

Nov 21, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, November 21st. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Myrna Brown. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: the mystery behind an ancient religious relic. For hundreds of years, the Catholic church claimed to be in possession of the cloth in which Jesus Christ was buried. Many scientists have tried to prove whether the shroud was real or a clever hoax.
History Book: From cement to cinema

Oct 21, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, October 21st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Today, an archbishop spends a lifetime advocating for what he considered social reform, and a shooting three years ago raises questions of safety on movie sets. EICHER: But first, the invention of one of the most common building materials in our modern world.
History Book: Translating Scripture

Sep 30, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, September 30th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown. Up next, the WORLD History Book. On this National Translation Day, WORLD’s Emma Perley has the story of three God-fearing men who set out to translate the Bible, even at the risk of their lives. But first, a missionary shares his story of translating the Bible for the African Bakwe people.
History Book: Mao Zedong gains control of China

Sep 16, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Monday, September 16th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. LINDSAY MAST, HOST: And I’m Lindsay Mast. Up next, the WORLD History Book. Today, former President Jimmy Carter witnesses a strange object flying that he couldn’t identify. Also, Amish families seek the FBI’s help over an unusual crime. EICHER: But first, new leadership and radical changes for China.
History Book: A talent for building machinery

Sep 2, 2024 | wng.org | Emma Perley

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Monday, September 2nd. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Now, the WORLD History Book. Today, a life of strong faith, hard work, and generosity. Here’s WORLD Radio Reporter Emma Perley with the story of “God’s Businessman.”EMMA PERLEY: In 1901, a 14 year-old boy named Robert Gilmour LeTourneau drops out of the sixth grade.