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FAN FAVORITE: The Insurrection of Aaron Burr | An Affair of Honor
Season 86 Episode 1
In July 1804, Aaron Burr faced political rival Alexander Hamilton on the cliffs of Weehawken, New Jersey, in a legendary duel that would change Burr’…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Evolution on Trial | Live and Let Live
Season 85 Episode 4
The Scopes ""Monkey"" Trial was set against the backdrop of the roaring twenties, a time of both cultural upheaval and deep social tensions. While os…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Listen Now: Lawless Planet
It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
History Daily: Henry VIII’s Fifth Wedding
Season 85
July 28, 1540. King Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, 32 years his junior.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Evolution on Trial | Duel to the Death
Season 85 Episode 3
On July 20, 1925, the trial of John Scopes continued in the stifling heat of the overcrowded county courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Tempers flared a…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Evolution on Trial | Monkeytown
Season 85 Episode 2
On the sweltering morning of July 10, 1925, 200 newspaper reporters, newsreel film producers, and radio broadcasters flooded the county courthouse in…
10 months ago
Listen Now: Flesh and Code
Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail:…
10 months ago
History Daily: The Lincoln Hospital Takeover
Season 85
July 14, 1970. A group of Puerto Rican activists stage an occupation demanding better health care at the Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx, New York Ci…
10 months, 1 week ago
Evolution on Trial | A Clash of Giants
Season 85 Episode 1
In 1925, the famous politician and presidential contender William Jennings Bryan returned to the limelight to lead a new crusade against the teaching…
10 months, 1 week ago
Typhoid Mary | Cook, Carrier, Captive
Season 84 Episode 3
In 1906, a New York health department investigation into an outbreak of typhoid fever led to the discovery that a cook, Mary Mallon, was an unsuspect…
10 months, 2 weeks ago