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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Blazing Take on New York, the Revolution, and Alexander...
Alexander Hamilton's story, it turns out, is the story of New Yorkers. The founding father was an immigrant, an orphan and poor — he took a ship from the West Indies to New York City and rose to become...
View ArticleTreasury Says Woman Will Join Hamilton on $10 Bill
Alexander Hamilton, who has been featured on the $10 bill since 1929, is making way for a woman.Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced on Thursday that a redesign of the $10 will feature the first...
View ArticleWomen Go For 20, Get 10
The U.S. Treasury Department announced that in 2020, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote, a woman's portrait (name TBD) will go on the 10 dollar bill. Susan Ades...
View ArticleThe Father of U.S. Finance Goes To Broadway
The dude on the ten dollar bill is having a big moment.When the U.S. Department of Treasury announced it would demote Alexander Hamilton from his prominent position on the ten dollar bill, countless...
View ArticleMissouri Senator Claire McCaskill; Puerto Rico's Debt Relief; Hamilton the...
From high school homecoming queen to senator of Missouri, Claire McCaskill has fought an uphill battle to pursue her political ambitions. Senator Claire McCaskill talks about sexism, sisterhood, and...
View ArticleWhy 'Hamilton' Is Hotter than a $10 Bill
Before it was even completed, the buzz surrounding the musical Hamilton was already deafening. Now, after an extremely successful run at New York’s Public Theater, Hamilton has moved to Broadway, where...
View ArticleIs Alexander Hamilton Haunting Jane Street?
The massive success of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” gave the founding father his first Grammy Award, last month. Is that why Alexander Hamilton’s ghost recently acted up at 71 Jane Street, close to...
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Cast of ‘Hamilton’ takes Broadway hit to the White House
Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor and creator of the of the play “Hamilton,” thanks a member of his creative team after opening night of the play on Broadway in New York. Photo by Lucas...
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How Harriet Tubman kicked Andrew Jackson off the front of your $20 bill
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: It has been a much anticipated decision, but the United States’ currency is in for the first changes in a long time, giving new prominence to civil...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Tubman on the $20, Liang’s Downgraded Conviction,...
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Tubman on the $20 (First) | Liang’s Downgraded Conviction (Starts at 32:16) | Sharon Olds’ Poetry (Starts at 50:18)If you don't...
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Is It Time for the Presidential Candidates to Pivot to the Center?
The Supreme Court hears immigration policy arguments and Hamilton stays on the $10 bill.
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Why thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioSaskia de Melker:“Hamilton” is about the personal and political lives of Alexander Hamilton and America’s other Founding Fathers.Christopher Jackson: Moved in with a...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda says ‘musical storytelling has no limits’
Writer and star of the Tony Award nominated “Hamilton” Lin-Manuel Miranda points to his nominee pin as he arrives for the 2016 Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception in Manhattan, New York,...
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New York City high school students pose questions to cast of ‘Hamilton’
Members of the cast of “Hamilton” meet on stage April 13, 2016 to answer questions posed by New York City high schools students. Photo by PBS NewsHourA new educational collaboration aims to introduce...
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How Broadway sensation ‘Hamilton’ is inspiring NYC students
Lin-Manuel Miranda during the Broadway opening night performance of ‘Hamilton’ at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on August 6, 2015 in New York City. Photo by Walter McBride/WireImageThe biggest show on...
View ArticleAlexander Hamilton Grabs the Mic at WNYC
While it wasn't as exciting as a rap battle with Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, a direct descendant of the founding father of the same name, appeared on WNYC in 1956 to talk about immigration...
View Article‘Hamilton’ creator says ‘immigrants get the job done’ in UPenn graduation...
Video by University of PennsylvaniaPHILADELPHIA — The creator of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” says it’s a needed reminder during a heated political season that “immigrants get the job...
View ArticleHamilton Was Revolutionary
Alexander Hamilton is living large these days! Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical about the Founding Father won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and scored a record-breaking 16 Tony award nominations. In...
View ArticleAlexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler's Tumultuous Love Story
Historian Elizabeth Cobbs tells the true love story of founding father Alexander Hamilton and his remarkable wife, Elizabeth Schuyler, in her new novel, The Hamilton Affair, starting from their...
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