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History Daily: Alexander Graham Bell Makes the First Telephone Call
Season 81
March 10, 1876. Inventor Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call in history, revolutionizing human communication.
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1 year, 2 months ago
ENCORE: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created Equal
Season 81 Episode 1
On July 19th, 1848, 300 female and male delegates gathered in a church in Seneca Falls, New York for America’s first women’s rights convention. After…
1 year, 2 months ago
Buffalo Soldiers | Suffering in Silence
Season 80 Episode 4
Between 1870 and 1899, only twelve Black cadets were admitted to the US military academy at West Point, and of those twelve, only three went on to gr…
1 year, 2 months ago
Listen Now: Scam Factory
You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You…
1 year, 2 months ago
History Daily: The Battle of Karnal
Season 80
February 24, 1739. The Persian leader Nader Shah wins a decisive victory in India at the Battle of Karnal. The fallout from the battle shatters the M…
1 year, 2 months ago
Buffalo Soldiers | The Last to Leave
Season 80 Episode 3
On an April morning in 1880, West Point cadet Johnson Chestnut Whittaker failed to appear at 6 a.m. roll call. He had endured continuous abuse from h…
1 year, 3 months ago
Introducing: Blood Vines
Get ready for a whole new vintage of true crime podcast with Blood Vines, available exclusively on Wondery+.Hosted by Chris Walker, this full-bodied …
1 year, 3 months ago
Buffalo Soldiers | Cadets of Courage
Season 80 Episode 2
In May 1870, James Webster Smith arrived in West Point, New York, in the hopes of becoming the first Black cadet to attend the U.S. Military Academy.…
1 year, 3 months ago
History Daily: David Bowie Becomes Ziggy Stardust
Season 80
February 10, 1972. When his music career begins to stagnate, David Bowie reinvents himself with an alien alter-ego he names Ziggy Stardust.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Buffalo Soldiers | The Brass Letters
Season 80 Episode 1
In the spring of 1865, with the Civil War finally over, American lawmakers began to debate whether Black soldiers would have a permanent place in the…
1 year, 3 months ago