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Sink the Bismarck!
In May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the most relentless and emotional naval pursuits in history. Their target? The Bismarck, the pride of the…
10 months ago
Did Taft Get Stuck in a Tub?
Of all the legends surrounding American presidents, none is quite as enduring, or as delightfully absurd, as the tale of William Howard Taft getting …
10 months ago
Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
In the waning days of the Civil War, with Richmond in ruins and Confederate armies surrendering across the South, one man refused to accept defeat: J…
10 months ago
How U.S. Reporters Started China's Boxer Rebellion
Journalists are supposed to cover the story, not become it. But in 1900, four ambitious American war correspondents, armed with pens, revolvers, and …
10 months ago
Camp Leach: Ghosts of WWI Research
Beneath one of Washington, D.C.'s most prestigious neighborhoods lies a toxic legacy few Americans know about. In this chilling episode, we uncover t…
10 months, 1 week ago
Conversations: Would you eat black vomit to fight off Yellow Fever? w/ Kathryn Olivarius
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What Plato Warned Us About Reality
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A Prince Among Slaves
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Indentured Servants Who Became Presidents
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When H.W. Bush Got Shot Down in the Pacific
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