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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.…
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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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TODAY IN CONTEXT: The Grandson of a President Born in 1700s Just Died
In this episode of TODAY IN CONTEXT, we explore the astonishing life of Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born in 1928, and the grandson of President John Tyler…
1 year ago
Conversations: A Forgotten Charge that Helped Win D-Day with James Donovan
D-Day stories often focus on Omaha Beach or paratroopers behind enemy lines. But few know the harrowing story of the La Fiere Bridge charge, a nearly…
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