You Are There: Episode Transcripts

90 transcribed episodes of You Are There, 1947–1950, in air-date order. Open one to read the transcript and play from any line, or listen to You Are There free, live around the clock.

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• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln July 7, 1947 · 29:14
• The Storming Of The Bastille July 14, 1947 · 27:30
• Columbus Discovers America July 28, 1947 · 27:59
• Witchcraft Trials at Salem August 4, 1947 · 30:05
• Drake Defeats Spanish Armada August 11, 1947 · 27:10
• The Alamo August 18, 1947 · 28:38
• The Last Day Of Pompeii August 25, 1947 · 31:00
• CBS IS There - Radio The Listening Years November 6, 1947 · 28:40
• Napoleon Returns from Elba December 7, 1947 · 29:26
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln December 14, 1947 · 31:10
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Repeat of 48-07-07) December 14, 1947 · 31:10
• Sailing of the Pilgrims December 21, 1947 · 29:22
• The Storming of the Bastille (Repeat of 47-07-14) December 28, 1947 · 27:30
• Witchcraft Trials at Salem (Repeat of 47-08-04) January 4, 1948 · 30:05
• The Burr - Hamilton Duel January 11, 1948 · 14:55
• Signing of Magna Carta January 18, 1948 · 28:23
• Defense of the Alamo (Repeat of 47-08-18) January 25, 1948 · 28:38
• The Dreyfus Case February 8, 1948 · 31:00
• Assassination of Julius Caesar February 15, 1948 · 27:50
• The Battle Of Gettysburg February 22, 1948 · 29:22
• Execution of Joan of Arc February 29, 1948 · 28:14
• The Okalahoma Land Run March 7, 1948 · 29:20
• Death of Socrates March 14, 1948 · 29:07
• Philadelphia, July 4, 1776 March 21, 1948 · 28:14
• The Monitor and the Merrimac April 4, 1948 · 28:57
• The Last Day of Pompeii (Repeat of 47-08-25) April 11, 1948 · 31:00
• The Battle of Plassey April 18, 1948 · 30:39
• Fall of Troy April 25, 1948 · 29:19
• The Surrender of Sitting Bull May 2, 1948 · 30:30
• The Signing Of The Magna Carta (Repeat of 48-01-18) May 16, 1948 · 28:23
• The Execution of Maximillan May 23, 1948 · 27:35
• Toussaint L'Ouverture Liberates Haiti May 30, 1948 · 30:34
• The Battle of Hastings June 6, 1948 · 28:40
• Impeachment of Andrew Johnson June 20, 1948 · 27:48
• The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots June 27, 1948 · 28:46
• Declaration of Independence (Repeat of 48-03-21) July 4, 1948 · 28:13
• Lexington Concord And Merriams Corner August 22, 1948 · 30:05
• The Execution Of Joan Of Arc (Repeat of 48-02-29) August 29, 1948 · 28:14
• Virginia Ratifies the Constitution September 19, 1948 · 27:57
• Ann Hutchinson's Trial September 26, 1948 · 29:31
• Ann Hutchinsons Trial September 26, 1948 · 29:31
• The First Battle of Bull Run October 3, 1948 · 29:24
• Columbus Discovers America October 10, 1948 · 29:07
• Columbus Discovers America (Repeat of 47-07-28) October 10, 1948 · 29:07
• The Trial of Marie Antoinette October 17, 1948 · 29:41
• The Fall of Troy (Repeat of 48-04-25) October 24, 1948 · 29:18
• The Election of Thomas Jefferson October 31, 1948 · 29:30
• Lee & Grant at Appomattox November 7, 1948 · 34:55
• Napoleon Recaptured & Exiled November 14, 1948 · 30:33
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Repeat of 47-07-07) November 21, 1948 · 29:04
• The Execution of Maximillian (Repeat of 48-05-23) December 5, 1948 · 27:35
• Conspiracy of the Cataline December 12, 1948 · 27:11
• Hanging of Captain Kidd December 19, 1948 · 29:08
• The Monitor and the Merrimac (Repeat of 48-04-04) December 26, 1948 · 28:57
• The Surrender of Sitting Bull (Repeat of 48-05-02) January 2, 1949 · 30:30
• Trial of Charles I January 9, 1949 · 26:58
• Mutiny in the Colonial Army January 16, 1949 · 28:19
• Toussaint Louverture Liberates Haiti January 23, 1949 · 28:52
• Toussaint Louverture Liberates Haiti (Repeat of 48-05-30) January 23, 1949 · 28:52
• Colonel Johnson Eats the Love Apple January 30, 1949 · 27:52
• The Trial of John Peter Zenger February 6, 1949 · 29:02
• The Battle of Hastings (Repeat of 48-06-06) February 13, 1949 · 28:40
• The Ordeal of Savonarola February 20, 1949 · 28:49
• The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (Repeat of 48-06-20) February 27, 1949 · 27:48
• The Rise of Alexander the Great - Peace Offer March 6, 1949 · 29:46
• The Rise of Alexander the Great - Battle for Asia March 13, 1949 · 29:14
• The Rise of Alexander the Great - Mutiny in India March 20, 1949 · 28:10
• The Okalahoma Land Run (Repeat of 48-03-07) March 27, 1949 · 29:20
• Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (Repeat of 48-06-27) April 3, 1949 · 28:46
• Perry's Dash to the North Pole April 10, 1949 · 29:22
• Perrys Dash to the North Pole April 10, 1949 · 29:22
• Napoleon Returns from Elba April 17, 1949 · 30:50
• Napoleon Returns from Elba (Repeat of 47-12-07) April 17, 1949 · 30:50
• Assassination of Julius Caesar (Repeat of 48-02-15) April 24, 1949 · 27:50
• Death of Montezuma May 1, 1949 · 27:56
• Trial of Samuel Chase May 8, 1949 · 30:09
• Lexington and Concord (Repeat of 48-08-22) May 15, 1949 · 30:05
• Bombardment of Fort Sumter May 22, 1949 · 29:35
• The Siege of Leiden - Holland May 29, 1949 · 29:22
• Capture Of John Wilkes Booth June 5, 1949 · 28:37
• The Trial of Burr October 30, 1949 · 29:15
• Trial Run Of Tom Thumb November 27, 1949 · 29:41
• Charlemagne December 25, 1949 · 29:56
• New Amsterdam January 22, 1950 · 31:00
• Charge of the Light Brigade February 19, 1950 · 30:37
• Stamp Act Rebellion March 19, 1950 · 29:15
• Thermopolae April 16, 1950 · 31:30
• William Penn Trial May 14, 1950 · 29:30
• Women's Rights June 11, 1950 · 29:19
• Womens Rights June 11, 1950 · 29:19

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