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Precedented TimesAuthor: Dillon J. Mims
Welcome to Precedented Times the show about America's past, America's present, and how it all seems to be repeating itself. This limited-time series tries to disprove the notion that we are living through "unprecedented times," and host Dillon Mims turns to history to make his case. Tune in each week for six weeks this spring to hear what history has to say about 2020. Language: en Genres: Government, History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Episode 4
Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
Modern-day election nights are huge ordeals, with computer graphics, breathless coverage, and lightning-fast returns and predictions. But have they always been this way? This episode of Precedented Times dives deep into the history of election nights in America— what they’ve been, and how they’ve become what we know them as today. To achieve this, we visit the election of 1952, where computers and technology played a new and “unprecedented” role in the election story.
