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How Victorian Forensic Science Solved London's Poison Epidemics
In the dark alleys and crowded homes of London during the Victorian era, poison became the weapon of choice for murderers seeking a silent and seemin…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Vlad the Impaler and the Massacre of 1457
In the brutal power struggles of 15th-century Eastern Europe, few rulers inspired as much fear—or fascination—as Vlad III Dracula. In 1457, as he con…
3 weeks ago
John Muir: The Man Who Saved the Wild
Long before national parks were a cornerstone of American identity, one man stood at the forefront of a movement to protect the wild places of the Un…
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Conversations: What can George Washington Still Teach America Today? w/ H.W. Brands
In this week's Conversation Series, Peter sits down with acclaimed historian H.W. Brands to explore his sweeping new biography, American Patriarch. T…
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CIA's Project Acoustic Kitty
In this episode of History Shorts, we explore the CIA's attempt to turn an ordinary house cat into a covert listening device, surgically implanting a…
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Skull and Bones: A Pipeline to Power in America?
Behind the ivy-covered walls of Yale University lies one of America's most enigmatic institutions: Skull and Bones. Founded in 1832, this elite socie…
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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…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
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…
4 weeks ago
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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