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Dispatches From Off the Deaton Path: The Twilight Zone

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This week Dr. Deaton looks back at one of the most iconic TV shows in history, on the anniversary of the death of creator Rod Serling.

This entry was posted in Culture, People, Television on July 2, 2020 by Stan Deaton.

Dispatches From Off the Deaton Path: A World Without Sports

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With Major League Baseball’s announcement this week of a shortened season beginning in July, Dr. Deaton looks back at other events in history before COVID-19 that caused sports fans to cry in their beer.

This entry was posted in People, Sports, US History on June 25, 2020 by Stan Deaton.

Dispatches From Off the Deaton Path: Stone Mountain

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In this Dispatch, Dr. Deaton takes a look at the controversial history behind Georgia’s Stone Mountain. 

This entry was posted in People, Places, US History on June 18, 2020 by Stan Deaton.

Dispatches From Off the Deaton Path: A Nation of Free Men & Women

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This Dispatch looks at the long history of protest and civil unrest, peaceful and violent, in American history, from the colonial period through the present.

This entry was posted in People, Public History, US History on June 8, 2020 by Stan Deaton.

Dispatches From Off the Deaton Path: Smallpox

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This Dispatch looks at one of the most hideous and deadly diseases in human history that killed hundreds of millions–and its complete eradication in the 20th century.

This entry was posted in Medicine, People, Public History, Science on May 22, 2020 by Stan Deaton.

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