Kurt Heintz of Encyclopædia Britannica investigated what Barack Obama's life looked like before he became the 44th president of the United States. Plus: the launch of the U.S. space probe Phoenix, how fame beckoned to jazz icon Louis Armstrong, and several celebrity birthdays.

Kurt Heintz, announcer & producer; Emily Goldstein, writer; J.E. Luebering, sr. editor

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