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.
| Mexico II: Spanish Conquest and RuleFor almost 300 years after 1521, Mexico was a colony of Spain and known as “La Nueva España” or New Spain. It was the crown jewel in Spain’s holdings in the New World.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Vietnam Revolution 1945 IITaking advantage of internal conflict between Vietnamese factions and pressed by missionaries of the Roman Catholic Church, French traders and finally the French government moved slowly into Vietnam.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Juliette Low and the Girl ScoutsBorn Juliette Gordon in Civil War Savannah, Georgia, the founder of the world's largest voluntary organization of young women at last discovered an outlet for her restless energy.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Gilbert Stuart IIIn 1793 after eighteen years abroad, prominent portraitist Gilbert Stuart returned to America. There he painted perhaps the most well known American portrait.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Social Impact of Martin Luther IIIn 1525, the peasants of Germany took Martin Luther's teachings on spiritual equality to their logical conclusion and rebelled against their betters. He was not amused.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Afghanistan IAt the crossroads of commerce and international conflict, near the heart of central Asia, is Afghanistan. It is stark, rugged, and beautiful, with untapped natural resources and a population divided internally but fiercely independent when facing outside invasion.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Osiris CultFrom ancient times to the Roman Empire, the sect of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, dominated Egyptian religious thinking. In many ways Osiris was a cultic improvement, transforming moral behavior and expanding religious experience.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Afghanistan IVAfter a period of relative quiet in the early 20th century, Afghanistan re-emerged as an international flashpoint in the twilight of the Soviet Union and as fertile ground for a reinvigorated Islamic fundamentalism.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |