Season 1, Episode 46-Joe Biden and Scranton

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Season 1, Episode 46: Joe Biden and Scranton

We are heading to the Electric City, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the birthplace of Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States! Learn about Joe Biden’s childhood and education, his long political career and the experiences that shaped him, as well as what happened to his birthplace!

Yeshiva Beth Moshe current page, on Facebook.

History from Lackawanna Historical Society.

House Beautiful article on Joe Biden’s Childhood Home.

From My July 2021 Visit!

Joe Biden, outside his childhood home, in July 2020 (from Getty).
Joe Biden’s Childhood Home on the day his election as President was announced.
Joe Biden Portrait from the White House.

Joe Biden Birthplace: 930 Hickory St, Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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