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History Matters

Tuesday Mornings at 7:35 a.m.
Gary Joiner, Ph.D.

Join Dr. Gary Joiner every Tuesday morning as he talks about history - from the ancient Greeks to World War II; from the Civil War to Louisiana history and much more.

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7:35am

Tue December 4, 2012
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History Matters: On Louisiana's lottery madness

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Commentator Gary Joiner take an historic look at the lottery in Louisiana.

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Lottery
Powerball
Louisiana

1:01pm

Tue November 27, 2012
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History Matters: On the source of cotton

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Commentator Gary Joiner explores the history of cotton production and its connection to Louisiana.

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Cotton Production
Louisiana
Crops
King Cotton

9:16am

Tue November 20, 2012
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History Matters: On evaluating a presidential legacy

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Commentator Gary Joiner explores the makings of a presidential legacy.

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Warren G. Harding
Ulysses S. Grant
Teapot Dome scandal
presidential legacy

9:09am

Tue November 13, 2012
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History Matters: Remembering Benjamin Grierson

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Commentator Gary Joiner offers this appreciation for a Civil War commander who feared horses, but proved to be a compassionate and innovative leader.

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Benjamin Grierson
Civil War
Buffalo Soldiers of 10th Cavalry Regiment
The Horse Soldiers

8:36am

Tue November 6, 2012
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History Matters: A battle unlike any other

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Gary Joiner, Ph.D., associate professor of history, LSU Shreveport

Some call it Antietam. Others refer to it as Sharpsburg. Commentator Gary Joiner has this historical profile of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

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Battle of Antietam
Sharpsburg
Maryland
American Civil War

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