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015 Round About the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to Orbit
Episode 15
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue as part of the great European quest to find new routes and shortcuts to the spice island…
11 years, 7 months ago
014 West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776
Episode 14
Did you know that Russian activities in North America caused the Spanish to colonize California?
When we think of North America in 1776, our…
11 years, 8 months ago
013 Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
Episode 13
We tend to view gay marriage as a cultural and legal development of the 21st century.
But did you know that some early Americans lived open…
11 years, 8 months ago
012 The South Seas and the Discovery of American Identity
Episode 12
Did you know that Americans undertook their first trade mission to China in February 1784?
In fact, a mercantile partnership led by Robert M…
11 years, 8 months ago
011 The Woodlands Historic Site
Episode 11
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania plays host to many historic sites associated with our early American history: Carpenters Hall, Independence Hall,…
11 years, 8 months ago
010 British Soldiers, American War: Voices of the American Revolution
Episode 10
What about the British Redcoats?
When we discuss the military history of the American War for Independence, we tend to focus on specific bat…
11 years, 9 months ago
009 How the Dutch Brought Us Santa, Presents, and Treats
Episode 9
“’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house/ Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse./ The stockings were hung by t…
11 years, 9 months ago
008 The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British North America
Episode 8
The Middle Passage forced millions of African men, women, and children to migrate across the Atlantic Ocean, but did you know that there exi…
11 years, 9 months ago
007 John Adams & The Adams Papers Editorial Project
Episode 7
The United States declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, but the King and Parliament of Great Britain did not recognize this…
11 years, 10 months ago
006 The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton
Episode 6
Arrr, so ye like pirates do ye?
Did ye know that as much as 33% of pirate crews were made up of captured seamen, not pirates?
We’ll be talki…
11 years, 10 months ago