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Dec 2021
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EP137: The WWII Tragedy America Chose to...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor, PoliSci professor at Grove City College, brings us the details of the devastating nature of an attack the U.S. government chose to keep details hidden about; Donald Sturm tells the story of how his parents did everything they could to suport him and lead him to achieve the American Dream; and Chris Siriano of the House of David Museum in Saint Joe, MI, tells the story of how a band of religious misfits ended up creating an amusement park that even Walt Disney would take inspiration from.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget

10:00 - I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It!

23:00 - The 1st "Disneyland" on Lake Michigan's Shore, and The Man Behind It

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