Destined For Greatness: The Chuck Long Story

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How I Survived 14 Years of Communist Brainwashing

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1948, Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand publicly declared that Christianity and Communism were incompatible. For that conviction, he was arrested, tortured, and imprisoned by Romania's Communist regime. Over the next fourteen years, Wur ...  Show more

How the Plow, Barbed Wire, and Google Changed the World

On this episode of Our American Stories, some inventions solve problems. Others change the world in ways nobody could have predicted. The plow helped make civilization possible by creating agricultural surpluses and supporting cities, governments, and armies. Barbed wire transfor ...  Show more

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