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Chinese Exclusion Act: U.S.' First Immigration Ban
It was the first federal law to single out an entire race, and it changed the trajectory of U.S. immigration policy forever.
In this episode of Histo…
10 months, 1 week ago
Franco-Prussian War Forges Modern Europe
Before World War I reshaped Europe, there was the Franco-Prussian War, a short but seismic conflict that redrew borders, toppled empires, and gave bi…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
TODAY IN CONTEXT: History of D-Day Celebrations
June 6, 1944—D-Day—marked the beginning of the end of World War II. But the way America remembers that day has changed dramatically over the decades.…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Conversations: How We Almost Lost the Revolutionary War, w/ Rick Atkinson
In this riveting episode of History Shorts, host Peter Zablocki welcomes one of America's most celebrated historians, Rick Atkinson, to discuss the s…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Reagan's Joke that Bombed
In this gripping episode of History Shorts, we unravel the story behind one of the most dangerous jokes in modern political history, President Ronald…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Playboy Bunnies and Operation Babylift
In the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, as Saigon teetered on collapse, the U.S. launched Operation Babylift, a dramatic and deeply emotional e…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The "Other" Great Depressions
The 1929 stock market crash is burned into America's memory, but it wasn't the first economic catastrophe that rocked the United States!
In this epis…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Hamilton Jr. Battles Burr in Court
Long after the fatal duel at Weehawken, the names Hamilton and Burr would meet again, this time, not on a dueling ground, but in a courtroom. In this…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Schism: Catholic vs. Orthodox Christianity
The Great Divide That Still Shapes Christianity Today
In 1054, Christianity officially split in two. But what really caused the Great Schism - and wh…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Unsolved: Did Hitler Kill His Niece?
The Mystery of Geli Raubal - and the Woman Who Knew Too Much
In 1931, Adolf Hitler's young niece, Geli Raubal, was found dead in his Munich apartment…
10 months, 3 weeks ago