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Conversations: What can the Civil War still teach us today? w/ James M. McPherson
Join Peter for a conversation with Professor James M. McPherson, one of America's most celebrated historians of all time.
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Bombing of Guernica
The bombing of Guernica on April 26, 1937, stands as one of the most devastating and symbolically powerful events of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939…
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Marco Polo's Travels
Marco Polo (1254–1324) remains one of history's most famous explorers, best known for his extensive travels through Asia and his vivid descriptions o…
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CIA Classifies 'End of World' Book
In the annals of speculative literature, few works have traversed the enigmatic path of "The Adam and Eve Story: The History of Cataclysms" by Chan T…
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Rosenbergs Die For Spying
The case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg remains one of the most controversial episodes of the Cold War era, involving accusations of espionage, debate…
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TODAY IN CONTEXT: History of American Immigration
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Founded as a nation of immigrants, the United States has seen four major waves of immigration that have shaped its history.…
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Killing Ford
September 1975 was not a great month for former President Gerald Ford when in a span of just 17 days, the POTUS survived not one, but two, assassinat…
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Church Brothels of the Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages (5th–15th centuries), prostitution was a complex and controversial issue in Christian Europe. The Catholic Church, which domin…
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Conversations: Was Stalin a step ahead of Churchill and FDR? w/ Giles Milton
Peter speaks with historian and internationally bestselling author, Giles Milton about his latest release, The Stalin Affair.
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Mary Lincoln Declared Insane
While Abraham Lincoln tolerated Mary's peculiar, extravagant, and sometimes irrational and angry behavior, their son Robert - not so much. In 1875, t…
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