Episodes about "20th century"

Old St. Mary, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Old St. Mary, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Old St. Mary Church in Pine Bluff, Arkansas was originally built on a barge in 1786, and is the birthplace of Catholicism in Arkansas.

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart became a beloved and influential comedian through his album, The Button Down Mind, plus his TV shows The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart.

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He lived a hedonist lifestyle, but was raised Byzantine Catholic and had a Catholic funeral.

Catholics Fight Segregation in Florida

Catholics Fight Segregation in Florida

Three Sisters of St. Joseph were arrested in St. Augustine, Florida in 1913 for refusing to comply with segregation. Bishop Michael Curley supported the sisters

Joseph Barbera

Joseph Barbera

Joseph Barbera, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, got his start at his Catholic grade school. He drew Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Scooby Do, and others.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Buffalo Bill Cody

Buffalo Bill Cody, one of the most famous people on earth in his day, traveled the world with his Wild West show and was baptized the day before he died.