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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…
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …
11 months, 3 weeks 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…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Conversations: Would you eat black vomit to fight off Yellow Fever? w/ Kathryn Olivarius
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11 months, 3 weeks ago
What Plato Warned Us About Reality
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11 months, 3 weeks ago
A Prince Among Slaves
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11 months, 4 weeks ago
Indentured Servants Who Became Presidents
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When H.W. Bush Got Shot Down in the Pacific
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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…
1 year 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…
1 year ago