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History Daily: The End of the Warsaw Ghetto
Season 71
July 22, 1942. The Nazis begin the evacuation of the Warsaw Ghetto, transporting hundreds of thousands of Jews to their deaths at the Treblinka Exter…
1 year, 10 months ago
First Ladies | Betty Ford
Season 71 Episode 4
In 1974, Betty Ford was thrust onto the world stage when Richard Nixon resigned and her husband, Gerald, rose from VP to become the 38th President of…
1 year, 10 months ago
First Ladies | Eleanor Roosevelt
Season 71 Episode 3
In 1905, Eleanor Roosevelt married her distant cousin Franklin, beginning a remarkable and complicated union. During her husband’s years as President…
1 year, 10 months ago
First Ladies | Mary Todd Lincoln
Season 71 Episode 2
In 1842, Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois after a stormy romance. Despite their many differences, the couple bonded over a …
1 year, 10 months ago
First Ladies | Martha Washington
Season 71 Episode 1
In 1757, 26-year-old Martha Dandridge Custis was the wealthiest widow in Virginia when she caught the eye of George Washington, a young military hero…
1 year, 10 months ago
History Daily: The End of the Münster Rebellion
Season 70
June 24, 1535. A radical political uprising comes to an end when the city of Münster falls to an Bishop’s army.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Benjamin Franklin | The Flame of Liberty
Season 70 Episode 2
In the spring of 1775, Benjamin Franklin left London for America after years of fruitless attempts to ease tensions with the British government. By t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Benjamin Franklin | Join or Die
Season 70 Episode 1
In 1723, a teenage Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia ready to reinvent himself. He was a penniless apprentice printer with a hunger for knowl…
1 year, 11 months ago
History Daily: The First Execution of the Salem Witch Trials
Season 69
June 10, 1692. Accusations of witchcraft spark hysteria in a town in Massachusetts, leading to the execution of Bridget Bishop – the first victim of…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Hidden History of the White House
Season 69 Episode 1
The new book from American History Tellers, The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments, is available now …
1 year, 11 months ago