Fifty years ago, Americans experienced a black swan event – a shot that literally came out of nowhere and changed the nation’s course. With a generous helping of archival audio, Owen and Dean share how pioneers in the young medium of television covered the JFK assassination the day it happened. What they got wrong. What they got right. How the assassin compared to others who have targeted presidents. This week, on the Angry History Show.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington, Owen and Dean dig deep into the man before he was the legend. Hear the Nobel Peace Prize winner joke on “The Tonight Show”, share his story with Merv, use Greek to explain loving your oppressors and express his willingness to lay down his life for the cause of justice.