A Moment in Time is a brief, exciting and compelling journey into the past. Created to excite and enlighten the public about the past, its relevance to the present and its impact on the future, A Moment In Time is a captivating historical narrative that is currently broadcast worldwide.
Dan Roberts, executive producer and host of the award-winning radio series, A Moment In Time created the show in 1993 while doing historical commentary for National Public Radio. A Moment In Time immediately captured the attention of its audience, and Richmond's public radio station WCVE became Roberts' partner in producing the show nationwide. Within each two-minute segment, Roberts sets past events in their historical context. Each episode stimulates listeners in an effort to ignite a passion for history in today's "sound-bite" society.
| Battle of the Bulge IDetermined to take back the initiative, Adolf Hitler and his generals launched a surprise counterattack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in the winter of 1944. The Bulge had appeared once again.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Battle of the Bulge IIWell, it was not as if they had not done it before. Each time, 1914, 1940 and 1944 the Allies were unprepared for an attack through the Ardennes Forest. This time the Bulge almost burst.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Mexico I: Chichen ItzaThe ancient Mayan civilization was indigenous to present day Central America and southern Mexico. Its chief city for nearly a millennium and a major Mayan archeological site is located on the Yucatan Peninsula--it is Chichen Itza.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Malden Mills ISome analysts say there is little room for moral decision-making in the marketplace.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Vietnam Revolution 1945 IVThe defeat of Japan was near in 1945, and the United States had to decide whether to permit the French to return to power in Vietnam.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Social Impact of Martin Luther IWithout a doubt the Protestant Reformation had a profound impact on religion, but Martin Luther's rebellion of faith also inspired a social revolution.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Mexico VII: Aztecs 2--Religion and RitualsIn the early decades of the 1500s, Spanish explorers, or Conquistadors, moved from the Caribbean coast into central Mexico. There they encountered the Aztecs, a deeply religious people with a complex structure of rites and ceremonies.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| TC 1990: Apartheid--Beginning of the EndOn February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela and other South African black leaders were released from jail. This was the beginning of the end of South Africa’s brutal regime of apartheid.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |