Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Hall of Fame for Great Americans inductees

The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is an outdoor sculpture gallery located on the grounds of Bronx Community College (BCC) in the Bronx, New York City. It is the first such hall of fame in the United States.

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  1. Benjamin Franklin

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the scientist, writer, printer, diplomat and American founding father Benjamin Franklin.

    1 March 2012

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    Featuring: Simon Middleton, Simon Newman, Patricia Fara

     
  2. Edgar Allan Poe

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the writer of The Raven and Gothic horror stories such as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher.

    30 November 2023

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    Featuring: Bridget Bennett, Erin Forbes, Tom Wright

     
  3. President Ulysses S Grant

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Grant's role in rebuilding America in the decade after the Civil War and his impact on African-Americans and Native Americans.

    30 May 2019

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    Featuring: Erik Mathisen, Susan-Mary Grant, Robert Cook

     
  4. Thomas Edison

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of Thomas Edison, one of the great inventors and cultural figures of modern America.

    9 December 2010

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    Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Kathleen Burk, Iwan Morus

     
  5. Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, which was published in 1776 and bolstered support for American independence.

    21 January 2016

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    Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Nicholas Guyatt, Peter Thompson

     
  6. Thoreau and the American Idyll

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American 19th century writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau

    15 January 2009

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    Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Tim Morris, Stephen Fender

     
  7. Walt Whitman

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 19th-century poet, who broke away from European literary traditions to become a key figure in the development of American culture.

    27 April 2023

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    Featuring: Sarah Churchwell, Peter Riley, Mark Ford

     
  8. Washington and the American Revolution

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the first President of the United States, George Washington, and the people and ideas that saw the American Revolution overthrow British rule in 1775.

    24 June 2004

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    Featuring: Carol Berkin, Simon Middleton, Colin Bonwick