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The Controversial Sokushinbutsu Monks of Japan
High in the mountains of Japan, a small group of Buddhist monks pursued one of the most extreme spiritual paths in history—not in life, but in death.…
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Napoleon and the Rosetta Stone
In 1799, amid the chaos of military conquest, one of history's greatest discoveries quietly emerged from the sands of Egypt. During Napoleon Bonapart…
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Hitler's Volkssturm: the Children of a Dying Reich
In the final, desperate months of World War II, as Adolf Hitler's regime began to collapse, Germany turned to its last reserve: its own civilians. In…
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Peter the Great Takes Revenge on His Wife
In 1698, Peter the Great returned from his sweeping tour of Western Europe—the Grand Embassy—eager to modernize Russia. Instead, he found a nation on…
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Conversations: The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel, w/ Douglas Brunt
In this Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, bestselling author and podcast host Douglas Brunt joins us to discuss his sweeping new book, T…
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A Short History of Ice Cream
Few treats carry as much joy—or as much history—as a simple scoop of ice cream. In this episode of History Shorts, we trace the surprisingly rich j…
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The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1794, the young United States faced one of its first major tests of authority—not from a foreign enemy, but from its own citizens. On the western …
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The American Lioness: Lady Randolph Churchill
Long before her son became one of the most famous leaders of the 20th century, Lady Randolph Churchill was already commanding attention on both sides…
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The Crazy Horse Memorial
Rising from the granite peaks of the Black Hills, the Crazy Horse Memorial is one of the most ambitious—and controversial—projects in American histor…
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The Theft of Owens Valley's Water
In the early 20th century, a quiet agricultural valley in California became the center of one of the most controversial water grabs in American his…
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