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Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
Episode 238
The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have profound consequences for world history, especially …
1 year, 9 months ago
How Old is America?
Episode 237
When fossils were discovered in the US during the 19th Century, it altered American understandings of science, religion, race and more. So what was t…
1 year, 9 months ago
Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
Episode 236
What makes the ideal gangster hunter? In the 1930s, outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Bonnie & Clyde were the scourge on the justice …
1 year, 9 months ago
Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
Episode 235
How did a couple's holiday save Kyoto from certain ruin? How did a landslide contribute to the Revolutionary War? Basically, how have chance encounte…
1 year, 10 months ago
President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
Episode 234
Sworn in after the death of President Harding by the light of a kerosene lamp, the 30th President of the United States led the country through 6 year…
1 year, 10 months ago
Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
Episode 233
76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went up in flames. It had been under siege by governme…
1 year, 10 months ago
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
Episode 232
On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which killed 2,403 Americans and destroyed 21 US warships an…
1 year, 10 months ago
UFOs in the US
Episode 231
Alien spacecraft, phenomena from another dimension, ghosts, demons of satan, a trick of light - whatever you might believe UFOs to be, they have a lo…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
Episode 230
A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarters for the 102 passengers of the Mayflower on the…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
Episode 229
More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the 102 passengers and 30 crew aboard the Mayflower when it landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachus…
1 year, 10 months ago