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SYMHC Classics: Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
This 2016 episode touches on the establishment of a submarine telegraph cable to connect North America and Europe. It took ingenuity, but more than a…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Running and Sargents
Holly and Tracy talk about how the 1904 marathoners were abused by race organizers, and discuss lighter stories related to one of the runners. Tracy …
3 years, 1 month ago
Two Sargents: Judith and Emily
This episode is about two women related to John Singer Sargent: Judith Sargent Murray was a writer and an advocate for women’s rights. Emily Sargent …
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1904 Olympic Marathon
In 1904, the U.S. hosted its first Olympics. It had a host of problems. But the event that was the most dangerous for athletes was the marathon.
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SYMHC Classics: Annette Kellerman
This 2017 episode covers Annette Kellerman, who gets a lot of the credit for developing the women's one-piece bathing suit. But she was also a compet…
3 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Money, Power and Staying Positive
Holly and Tracy talk about how depressing it can be to look into the history of money and politics, but how important it is to know how it all works.…
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Campaign Finance in U.S. History, Part 2
The second part of our campaign finance history starts with both a scandal and reform linked to Theodore Roosevelt, and carries through to more rec…
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Campaign Finance in U.S. History, Part 1
Part one of our discussion of U.S. campaign financing starts before the colonies had gained their independence and covers some of the earliest ways t…
3 years, 1 month ago
SYMHC Classics: The Wreck of the Batavia
This 2014 episode - originally a two-parter - covers a perfect storm of nautical carnage: There's a shipwreck, a mutiny and a massacre.
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3 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: So Much Roman Stuff
Tracy and Holly talk about when children find historically significant items. Tracy also reads the long list of Roman items that came up in preparati…
3 years, 1 month ago