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The Curse of the Little Rascals
Beginning in 1922, the cast of the immensely popular Our Gang comedies, more commonly known as The Little Rascals, filmed an astonishing total of 221…
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Conversations: Carol Berkin on Women's Right to Vote in 1776
Peter speaks with the nation's foremost authority on Colonial and Revolutionary American women's history about how New Jersey became the first state …
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Boers vs. Empire: The First Modern War?
The Boer War (1899–1902) was more than just a colonial conflict; it was a defining moment in the history of the British Empire and South Africa. This…
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Library: Humanity's Greatest Invention?
Libraries stand as one of humanity's most enduring achievements, embodying the pursuit of knowledge, the preservation of culture, and the disseminati…
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Colt: Forging the American Gun
Samuel Colt, a name synonymous with firearms innovation, was more than just an inventor—he was a marketing genius and industrial pioneer who revoluti…
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Rin Tin Tin
War has never been fought by humans alone. Throughout history, animals have played vital roles in combat, serving as messengers, transporters, scouts…
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Unsolved: Did Jesus Die on the Cross?
The quest for the historical Jesus is an ongoing scholarly pursuit, one that grapples with textual evidence, contradictions, and theological interpre…
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Antikythera Mechanism
In 1900, a group of Greek divers looking for sponges near Antikythera, off the coast of Greece, discovered an incredible object - a bronze statue - o…
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TODAY IN CONTEXT: Best - And Worst - Popes in History
TODAY IN CONTEXT: So, who was the best, the worst, and the ugliest, Pope in history? I am glad you did not ask...
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Conversations: What does the Medal of Honor mean to those who earned it, with Greg Waters
Join Peter as he speaks with Greg Waters, the Curator of the newest national museum, the National Medal of Honor Museum.
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