Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to be crowned 'Miss America', tells NPR 'Tell Me More' host Michel Martin that she listens to NPR "religiously, every morning." Beautiful,  informed and gracious. No wonder she's come so far! Check out the full interview here: http://n.pr/19dYX2e

Miss America 2014 Listens To NPR "Religiously"

“Today, in the world of freedom the proudest boast is
`Ich bin ein Berliner.’ [I am a Berliner].”-JFK

TBT to John F. Kennedy June 26, 1963

This week just two years ago our beloved Here & Now went national to all NPR listeners. 

TBT: Here & Now Goes National

Throwback Thursday to Amelia Earhart's disappeared flight.

TBT: Amelia Earhart's Flight Disappears

July 9, 1776 U.S. Revolutionary War Commander and First President George Washington read the Declaration of Independence to troops in New York City. 

TBT: Reading of Declaration of Independence

(Photo Credit: Ernest Hemingway Picture Collection/Courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library)

#TBT: Ernest Hemingway's Birthday

Going Home Trailer

In honor of Throwback Thursday we celebrate Henry Ford's birthday and his lifetime achievements. 

Happy Birthday Henry Ford

In honor of National Lighthouse Day! (Photo Credit: Storm Crypt/Flickr)

Lighthouses Being Automated from ATC 1984

As a 17 year old raised in New York City, Amanda knew she was gay, but her Catholic parents kept insisting she’d grow out of it. Today, a lot has changed in the country, and within her own family. In her new story, Amanda goes back to her parents to find out how they came to accept her sexuality.

Check out the soundbite from Amanda's 1996 diary, above.

To listen to Amanda's 1996 diary in full, visit: www.radiodiaries.org/amandas-diary/

Amanda's Teenage Diary (1996)

Were you a backseat baby? Were you strapped into your car seat and forced to listen to NPR in the 80's and 90's? 

It's time for us to get better at finding you: where you are and what is most relevant to your lives. And when we get there, we want to hang out — whether in cyberspace, over the air, or through events — and exchange ideas and smart conversation.

Join us on a new on-ramp to NPR that is quietly gaining speed: Generation Listen.

Lighthouses Being Automated from ATC 1984

NPR Generation Listen