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Inside the National WWI Museum, w/ Christopher Warren
Dr. Christopher Warren, Vice President of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator at the National WWI Museum and Memorial, joins History Shorts for a fu…
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Battle of Blair Mt. and the Origins of 'Redneck'
In 1921, thousands of armed coal miners marched through the mountains of West Virginia.
Many wore red bandanas around their necks—one historical asso…
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Ishi Walks Out of the Foothills
In August 1911, a starving man walked out of the foothills near Oroville, California—and into a world that believed his people had disappeared.
He be…
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The Crazy 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon
The 1904 Olympic marathon may have been the strangest race in history.
Runners battled brutal heat, choking dust, and almost no drinking water. One…
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The Truth About the Mad Queen of Madagascar
In 1828, Queen Ranavalona I took the throne of Madagascar—and began one of the most controversial reigns in African history.
Determined to preserve M…
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Dearfield: A Microcosm of Great Depression's Ghost Towns
In 1910, Dearfield, Colorado, was founded on the High Plains as an agricultural community where Black Americans could build something largely denied …
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The Poison Squad
At the turn of the twentieth century, America's food supply could be terrifying. Manufacturers routinely added chemicals and preservatives to food—wi…
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Fascism Didn't Come From Europe, w/ Joseph Kelly
When Americans watched fascists march down Main Street in the 1930s, they told themselves it was a European import—new, foreign, un-American.
Joseph …
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The Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy w/ Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre joins History Shorts to discuss his new book Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy.
In 1981, Tehran was st…
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Princess Caraboo Fools England
In 1817, a mysterious young woman appeared in an English village speaking an unknown language and wearing exotic clothing.
She claimed to be Princess…
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