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SMS Cormoran
HISTORY SHORTS: SMS Cormoran
Among the already hardly spoken-about historical period of the Pacific theatre of World War I is an even more obscure ye…
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Bomb City USA
HISTORY SHORTS: Bomb City USA
In the 1970s, a crime wave characterized by multiple car bombings swept through the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Because of…
1 year, 7 months ago
Conversations: Writing Speeches for Presidents Nixon and Reagan, w/ Ken Khachigian
HISTORY SHORTS CONVERSATIONS SERIES
In this episode, Peter speaks with Mr. Ken Khachigian, the special advisor and speechwriter to Presidents Richard…
1 year, 7 months ago
Conversations: Why John Adams Gets a Bad Rap, w/ Lindsay Chervinsky
Peter speaks with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, the renowned presidential historian, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library, and …
1 year, 7 months ago
Trivia: Presidential Nicknames
How much do you know about Presidential nicknames?
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Conversations: America's Contentious Elections w/ David Pietrusza
Peter speaks with David Pietrusza, an American author and historian who is considered an expert on the history of U.S. elections.
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Conversations: Separating Reagan, the man, from the myth. w/ Max Boot
Joining History Shorts is Mr. Max Boot, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, policy columnist for the Washington Post, Global Affairs An…
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America's Most Haunted House?
Even if one does not believe in ghosts, one must at least be intrigued by the stories surrounding San Diego's Whaley House. According to countless po…
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Mark Twain's Nightmare
Most of us know the name Mark Twain, but there is one story involving the famed author that, although it sounds like it belongs in a thriller, is act…
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A Storm Prevents a War
In 1889, a civil war in the Pacific Island kingdom of Samoa led Germany and the United States to intervene. The conflict seemed unavoidable, but Moth…
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