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Santa Facts
11:13 am
Mon December 24, 2012

What Do You Really Know About St. Nicholas?

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Michael Sciaraffois, costumed as Santa Claus, makes a toy delivery to a home in the Bell Harbor neighborhood of New York, Dec. 18, 2012.
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You think you know him: red suit, white beard, jolly old elf, etc. But do you why St. Nicholas became the Patron Saint Of Prisoners? David Hyde talks with Adam English, author of "The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life And Trials Of Nicholas Of Myra."

US Presidents
8:00 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Thomas Jefferson V. Theodore Roosevelt: A 21st Century Presidential Debate

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Thomas Jefferson v. Theodore Roosevelt: Great American presidents in a 21st Century debate.
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Clay Jenkinson assumes both sides in a debate between two of the country's greatest presidents: Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. Jenkinson is a historian who commonly lectures as different historical figures. He spoke at Seattle's Town Hall on December 1, 2012.

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History
7:03 am
Fri December 14, 2012

UW 150: Downtown Real Estate Helps Fund University

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University Street sign.
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UW's metropolitan tract, circa 1918. This photo looks east along University Street from Third Street. The Cobb Building, tallest in the picture, still exists.
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Olympic Hotel in Downtown Seattle, circa 1929.
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Architectural plans for the metropolitan tract by architectural firm Howells & Albertson in 1924.
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By Feliks Banel

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History
8:00 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

Thomas Jefferson: Success, Power And Vision

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Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale.
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Jon Meacham's new biography of Thomas Jefferson paints the founding father as the most successful political leader of early America, and possibly all of US history. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" discusses Jefferson's passion for his nation in the country's fledgling years and reviews the man's genius and his faults.

Meacham spoke at Seattle's Town Hall on November 28, 2012.

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