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When NYC Almost Seceded from the Union in 1861
In the spring of 1861, as the United States plunged toward civil war, New York City flirted with the unthinkable: municipal secession. Mayor Fernando…
8 months ago
The Office of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), led by William J. Donovan, conducted daring intelligence operations across Europe and the Pacific, coordinati…
8 months ago
Zoroastrianism
Long before Christianity, Islam, or even Buddhism had taken firm root, an ancient faith blazed across the Iranian plateau, a faith centered not on ca…
8 months ago
When the New Deal Became Unconstitutional
During the early 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs sought to revive the American economy amid the Great Depression, introduc…
8 months ago
Conversations: NYC's Secret Subway & the Origins of Mass Transit, w/ Matthew Algeo
In this episode, we dive beneath the streets of 19th-century New York with historian and author Matthew Algeo, exploring the daring story of Alfred B…
8 months ago
MASH Units
In the rugged mountains and freezing valleys of Korea during the early 1950s, a new kind of battlefield hospital emerged, one that would forever chan…
8 months ago
The Kidnapping Epidemic of the Great Depression
During the 1930s, amid the economic devastation of the Great Depression, the United States faced a surge in high-profile kidnappings, capturing publi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Nixon's Checkers Speech
Richard Nixon's Checkers Speech, delivered on September 23, 1952, was a defining moment in American political history, exemplifying the rising influe…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Twelve Labors of Hercules
Hercules, the legendary Greek hero, was tasked with completing twelve nearly impossible labors as penance for a tragic act spurred by divine madness.…
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Secret WW2: Gortz - WWIIs Unluckiest Spy?
Hermann Görtz, a German spy during World War II, became infamous not for his cunning but for his extraordinary string of misfortunes and blunders. De…
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