Tracing The Path

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484 Year Documentary of Muscle Shoals

How could the smallest town in the furthest corner become the epicenter of music? Because it has been the silent epicenter of the US from the beginning. In today's episode we cross paths with King Ferdinand, Ponce De Leon, Beethoven, W.C. Handy, Sam Philips, Robert E Lee, Charles Dickens, Helen Keller, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Alexander Graham Bell, Woodrow Wilson and even Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil. 

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  Roald: The Real Chocolate Spy

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  Bob's Swedish Candy Canes: 1.76 Billion Sold

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  Who Killed the American Dream?

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  1848: The Year Halloween Began

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  Criminals, Oak Trees and the Resolute Desk

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  Is Crayola Responsible for American Gothic?

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  When Rural America was Cancelled

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  Robert Smalls & the Death of Lincoln: A Civil War Story

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  Francis Scott Key Bridge & the Chinese Spy Balloon

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  What Happens in French Lick, Indiana Spreads Around the Globe

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  How Many Times Has Coca-Cola Changed Their Secret Recipe?

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  The 20th Century Trivia Window: Jeopardy & Trivial Pursuit

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  The Whole It's A Wonderful Life Movie Story

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  Was Dickens the World's First Influencer?

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  How East Texas Wildcatters Won World War II

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  1882: Do Not Enter These United States