Historical Figures

by Corny O'Connell | 10/13/2025 | 5:00am

The Landing of Columbus, 1893, Albert Bierstadt, detail

It's Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. That gives us the opportunity to reflect on historical figures and events. What are some of your favorite songs that do that? Make a request and we'll spin a set.

Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a.m.
Today's set:

  • Simon & Garfunkel "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night"
  • Indigo Girls "Galileo"
  • Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Ohio"

Weekdays at Noon

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