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History of the Paperbacks
It's small. Portable. Affordable. Easy to slip into a coat pocket or toss into a suitcase. But the paperback book didn't just change how we read—it c…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Conversations: How a Motley Crew of Characters Stopped the Invasion of America, w/ Sara Vladic
In this gripping Conversation Series episode, historian and investigative author Sara Vladic joins History Shorts to discuss her explosive new book, …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why American Troops Mutinied After VE Day
The war was over—but for thousands of American soldiers stationed overseas, the fight felt far from finished.
In late 1945 and early 1946, frustratio…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a vast, secret network of safe houses, guides, abolitionists, and ordinary citizens who risked fines, imprisonment, and …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
What did the Founders Think About Religion?
Were America's Founding Fathers devout Christians, skeptical deists, or something more complicated? The answer is far less simple—and far more intere…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Flying Tigers
Before the United States officially entered World War II, a small band of American volunteer pilots took to the skies over China to fight a war that …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Man Who Jumped from Space
In the thin, freezing edge of Earth's atmosphere, long before private spaceflight captured headlines, one man stepped out of a balloon gondola and fe…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Patty Hearst Kidnapping Ordeal
In 1974, America watched in shock as newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her California apartment by a radical group calling itself the…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Conversations: Berlin During WWII, w/ Ian Buruma
In this special Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, host Peter Zablocki sits down with acclaimed historian and author Ian Buruma to discus…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Man Who Exposed the Mafia
For decades, the American Mafia thrived in secrecy—its structure hidden behind silence, fear, and a strict code of loyalty. That began to change in t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago