Jul 11th, 2008 · There's a new Hollywood take on Jules Verne's 1863 novel; seeing it sent Bob Mondello back into the nearer past — to the wide-screen version of the tale he saw when he was a kid. Turns out it's still kinda fun.
Jun 18th, 2008 · June 19th is traditionally embraced as the day in 1863 when slaves in Texas learned they'd been freed. But historian Hari Jones says many are misinformed about the true significance of the holiday. On a recent visit to the museum, the program helps listeners get it right.
Aug 8th, 2007 · On Aug. 8, 1863, Tennessee's "military" Gov. Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, it was the only day blacks in Knoxville were allowed to visit Chilhowee Park. The day remains a reminder of segregation.
Sep 21st, 2005 · During the Civil War, when soldiers were shooting primitive muskets, the United States Navy was building its very first submarine: the USS Alligator. It disappeared in 1863, but historians now think they know where it is. Nell Boyce reports from the waters off North Carolina.
Jun 16th, 2005 · "Juneteenth" is the approximate date when slavery ended in every state in the United States. Rumors of freedom spread throughout the country, but the announcement of emancipation did not come to Texas until more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Elissa Russell, co-founder of a group called the Descendants of African People, talks about the group's plans for their second annual Juneteeth event -- in Taiwan.
Jun 15th, 2005 · In New Mexico, a new memorial center is dedicated to remembering the tragedy that almost wiped out the Navajo Nation -- the Long Walk, a forced march by U.S. Army soldiers in 1863.
Feb 15th, 2005 · A unique recording: the voice of William V. Rathvon, who as a nine-year-old boy watched and listened to Abraham Lincoln deliver his address at Gettysburg in November 1863. The story was told in 1938 and recorded on a 78 r.p.m. record.
Jan 28th, 2005 · Certain events in history people just know -- in Great Britain, its well-known that the Magna Carta was signed in 1215. In America, Abraham Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation in 1863, ending slavery. But few know that seminal event came decades after Britain had already cut its ties to the slave trade. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Adam Hochschild, author of Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves, about that moment in British history and the impact it had on the emancipation movement in America.