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Back to SearchSarah Winchester's Mystery House
Season 1 Episode 163
Sitting along the busy intersections of San Jose stands a grand mansion with a haunted past.
The Winchester Mystery House has been a top tourist dest…
2 years, 10 months ago
Sustaining the Carrier War with Dr. Stan Fisher
Season 1 Episode 162
Join me this week as I interview historian, professor, and new author Dr. Stan Fisher about his book, Sustaining the Carrier War: The Deployment of U…
2 years, 10 months ago
The New York Times
Season 1 Episode 161
One of the most well known newspaper in the world, The New York Times has been publishing the news since 1851. Despite the financial hurdles faced by…
2 years, 10 months ago
James McCune Smith
Season 1 Episode 160
The first African American to earn a medical degree, James McCune Smith was a leader black intellectual, counting friends like Frederick Douglass and…
2 years, 11 months ago
First in Her Class: Elizabeth Blackwell, MD
Season 1 Episode 159
The first to earn a medical degree in the United States, Elizabeth Blackwell broke barriers and carved a path for others to follow. Graduating at the…
2 years, 11 months ago
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
Season 1 Episode 158
One of the best selling novels in history, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin forcefully took on the institution of slavery and challenged cit…
2 years, 11 months ago
William Wells Brown
Season 1 Episode 157
One of the most prolific authors of the nineteenth century, William Wells Brown remains a bit of a mystery.
A man born into slavery who clawed his wa…
2 years, 11 months ago
Supreme Court: The Confirmation Process
Season 1 Episode 156
In recent years, much has been written about the political theater involved in Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings. Many Americans report fee…
3 years ago
Making Airwaves at the Society for Military History
Season 1 Episode 155
Earlier this year I attended to annual Society for Military History academic conference in San Diego. I was invited to participate in a panel on podc…
3 years ago
The Bloody Island Massacre
Season 1 Episode 154
After the murder of two white men in the Clear Lake region of California, the United States government responded by launching a campaign to exact rev…
3 years ago