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Robert Morris, War Finance, and Early Bankruptcy Law in the U.S.
Robert Morris is one of the lesser-mentioned founding fathers of the U.S. When he is mentioned, he is called the financier of the Revolutionary War. …
1 year, 3 months ago
Spite Houses
A spite house is a structure that is built by one party to irritate another, or to cause some sort of difficulty or even damage. And there have been …
1 year, 3 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Six Impossible Episodes - Other Ins
This 2020 episode covers direct action demonstrations and protests that have some similarities to the sit-in movement.
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1 year, 4 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Hydroponies and Horse Flipping
Holly talks about her gardening efforts and an amusing machine reading error. Tracy talks about her expectations of researching the epizootic of 1872…
1 year, 4 months ago
Great Epizootic of 1872
The epizootic of 1872 was a massive outbreak of a flulike illness primarily among horses in North America, Central America, and some islands in the C…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Rise of Modern Hydroponics
The practice of growing plants in water rather than soil isn't new, though early examples are difficult to substantiate. In the 1930s, hydroponic pla…
1 year, 4 months ago
SYMHC Classics: William Montague Cobb
This 2021 episode covers William Montague Cobb, who was the first Black person in the U.S. to earn a PhD in physical anthropology. He was also an act…
1 year, 4 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Law and Medicine
Tracy discusses the inherent challenge of talking about topics that relate to current events. She also shares more information about Emma Reynolds th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams is often described as the first person to successfully perform an open-heart surgery. That's not entirely accurate, but he w…
1 year, 4 months ago
United States vs. Wong Kim Ark
The 1898 supreme court case called United States vs. Wong Kim Ark had affected enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act, because the court found that…
1 year, 4 months ago