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From April 1860 to October of 1861 mail was delivered from Missouri to California by young teenagers racing on horses over 10 days. They withstood the dangers of the open frontier just to get mail delivered, but as soon as they started it ended. OK- Let’s Learn about The Pony Express. Join us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/17ikQjdjNn/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any...

On July 4th 1817, the construction began on the Erie Canal, a man made waterway that stretched 363 miles from the Hudson River in Albany NY to Lake Erie in Buffalo NY. Thomas Jefferson called it madness and yet if it wasn’t for one man, DeWitt Clinton, the eastern US would have not been connected by water to the new lands to the west. They called it DeWitt’s Ditch, but if this canal wasn't bu...

As people started moving west, traveling upstream on a river was very difficult. Then Robert Fulton met Robert Livingston in Paris and almost overnight the Steamboat became a reality and changed the course of history in the United States. Come join us as  we learn all about how the Steamboat was created. Follow us on our OK Let’s Learn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/19VC9F9JQf/?mibe...

It was 1846 and western expansion was in full swing in the United States. The country was coming out of the Era of Good Feelings with James Monroe as its President and winning the War of 1812. People started heading west in search of new opportunities, free land and the idea of Manifest Destiny. People packed up everything they owned and headed west on The Oregon Trail. Learn everything about this...

The history of the New York Mets from the beginning in 1962 to 2025. Come join me as we detail the ups and downs- mostly downs -of this amazing baseball team over 63 years with my life running parallel. This team has an amazing story - a few times we had the thrill of victory but too often we experienced the agony of defeat. See updates and follow our podcast on the OK Let’s Learn Facebook page: h...

Light as we see it from the sun is just a tiny fraction of light. Light is the electromagnetic spectrum and we use light not just to see what’s in front of us, but to cook our food, watch TV, listen to the radio, use Wi- Fi and see if we have a broken bone using X-Rays. Join us and …OK Let’s Learn about Light. OK Let’s Learn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/18Mwc1hDVJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr...

Book 6, Episode 2. Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord. Come along as we read this book together and I offer commentary. This episode covers pages 33- 65.   Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Everything about water and how it cycles through our earth from evaporation to condensation to precipitation. But - along it’s journey it has forces that help it from the temperature of the air, to the air’s pressure and why exactly does the air get colder as it rises? Find out in today’s episode. OKLet’ Learn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AnZsqzKsq/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to u...

Everything you always wanted to know about Butterflies from A-Z. It’s life cycle, physical characteristics, behavior and tons of fun facts, including the Monarch Butterflies’ long migration south during the fall. OK Let’s Learn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/16tFGexzWi/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Everything you wanted to know about frogs from A-to-Z. It’s life cycle, habitat, behavior, physical characteristics and tons of fun facts, including- can you have one as a pet? OK Let’s Learn Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/16tFGexzWi/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

We rank the Top 20 most influential moments in February- both people born during this month and events that shaped our world today. Join our OK Let’s Learn Facebook page to get up to date news and the latest episodes: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CWkroAR8m/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Chickens from A-Z. It’s life cycle, habits, its origins and everything you wanted to know about about the food we eat everyday.  Come join our Facebook page OK Lets Learn to see our next episodes and connect with other listeners. https://www.facebook.com/share/1E3QgkoGao/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Everything you wanted to know about plants from A-to-Z. We discuss the different types of plants and we go through the life cycle and all the details of the most popular plant- the flowering plant. https://www.facebook.com/share/1MvKEnCQbE/?mibextid=wwXIfr Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Because of the Rabbit. The book by Cynthia Lord. This is Book 6 Episode 1 of our OK Book Club Series. This episode covers pages 1-32. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

This episode details how our planet moves from day to day and year to year. Join us as we turn towards the light of the sun by rotating and move from season to season as we revolve around the sun. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

A retrospective look back episode on the book Lost Evangeline by Katie DeCamillo. This is Book 5 episode 6 in our OK Book Club series. We go over the best and worst moments in the book as well as a discussion on the characters, lines from the book and the overall themes of the book. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

January 8, 1815. The battle that was fought after the War of 1812 was over yet it was not fought in vain. It made Andrew Jackson a national hero and lifted the spirits of a young U.S.A.  Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

The night America was saved in Baltimore Harbor. September 13 through the early morning hours of September 14, 1814 Fort McHenry withstood the bombing from the British Navy in The War of 1812. This is the night that Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner. The British retreated and this victory began negotiations for the end of the War of 1812. Reach out to us with any questions, comments...

Everything from A-to-Z about August 24, 1814 during The War of 1812 when the British attacked and set fire to Washington DC. The White House, The Capital, and many government buildings were burned to the ground. And then hours later a hurricane and tornado came crashing through DC and put out the flames. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

The last few pages of Lost Evangeline by Kate DiCamillo. These pages are The Coda- the Epilogue which wraps up the book by flash forwarding into the future. This episode covers this ending to the book, pages 139-147. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Join us in our OK Book Club where we discuss the book Lost Evangeline by Kate DiCamillo. Book 5 Episode 4. This episode covers Chapters 15-20, Pages 85-135.  Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

Everything you need to know about our 4th President and his wife. James Madison was the Father of our Constitution, our President during The War of 1812, and yet his wife was more popular than him. We wrap up the podcast with The Top 10 Most Interesting Facts about James and Dolley Madison. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

All the events that led up to The War of 1812 from A-Z. The new country ended up having to go to war with Great Britain for the second time in 30 years. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

The Greek Myth about a father and son who plan a daring escape from a locked and fortified tower, but will their thrilling mission end in success or misery? Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback

The epic Greek myth that tells the story of Prince Theseus who enters a labyrinth to slay the monstrous man eating Minotaur to save 7 boys and 7 girls of Athens. Reach out to us with any questions, comments or feedback