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How To Dig a Train Tunnel Under the Hudson River
Season 7 Episode 1
February 14, 1905. A stick of dynamite detonates under the Hudson River — and the ground above swallows a locomotive whole. It's the latest setback i…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Trailer: HTW Season Premiere This Monday!
Season 7
HISTORY This Week will return with new episodes this Monday, February 16th, with a story about the most vital train tunnels in the United States.
Th…
2 months ago
Shut Out of the Majors, They Created Their Own
Season 6
Feb 13, 1920. For over thirty years, Black baseball players have been locked out of the major leagues. So on this day in Kansas City, Rube Foster, a …
2 months ago
The Great Comic Book Scare
Season 6
February 4, 1955. In a New York courtroom, the Comics Czar takes the stand. He’s in charge of enforcing a new code, meant to keep comic books from co…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Dogs Who Saved Nome, Alaska
Season 6
On January 5, 2026, Jirdes Winther Baxter passed away at 101 years old — the last known survivor of the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska.
A f…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
From Hitler to Hippies: The Surprising Origins of the VW Beetle | Presenting Business History
Season 6
How did the VW Beetle go from Hitler’s dream car to beloved hippie icon? Today, we’re sharing an episode from a new podcast, Business History. Hosts …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Houdini Defies Death
Season 6
January 25, 1908. Harry Houdini is the most famous magician in America. He’s known for his escapes – from handcuffs, boxes, jail cells, even a giant …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Boston Molasses Flood
Season 6
January 15, 1919. Boston PD receives a call: “Send all available rescue personnel...there's a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street." The bi…
3 months ago
Tuskegee Top Gun
Season 6
Editor’s note: This episode originally aired January 9, 2023. Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr. passed away in February 2025 at the age of 100. Lt. Col. Jam…
3 months, 1 week ago
King Tut’s Tomb and the Battle for Egypt’s Past
Season 6
January 3, 1924. Archeologists crowd into an ancient Egyptian tomb to uncover what awaits them in the unopened burial chamber. The world is waiting t…
3 months, 2 weeks ago