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Religions: Islam
Religions: Islam

Islam, one of the world's major religions, traces its origins to Muhammad, a prophet who lived in the 6th and 7th centuries CE in Mecca, a city on th…

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Conversations: The Clandestine World of Josephine Baker, w/ Damien Lewis
Conversations: The Clandestine World of Josephine Baker, w/ Damien Lewis

Peter speaks with Damien Lewis, an award-winning former war and conflict reporter and the author of many number-one bestselling books, including The …

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The Lady with the Medal of Honor
The Lady with the Medal of Honor

As of 2024, approximately 3,536 Medals of Honor have been awarded, yet only one has ever been given to a woman. Here is the story of Mary Walker, the…

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Wacky History of the Flag Salute
Wacky History of the Flag Salute

Did you know that the story of the flag salute and the Pledge of Allegiance starts as an advertising gimmick for a magazine that ran from 1827 to 192…

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Who Were Mr. Mason and Mr. Dixon?
Who Were Mr. Mason and Mr. Dixon?

We have all undoubtedly heard of the surveyors' final product; we might have even spoken of it. But did you know that the Mason-Dixon line that divid…

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Mad King and the Real Disney Castle
Mad King and the Real Disney Castle

Walt Disney's visit to Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps is often cited as a key source of inspiration for the iconic Disney Castle, which a…

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Trivia: Classic Video Games
Trivia: Classic Video Games

How well do you think you know the early history (not too early, though) of video games? Let us see!


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Religions: Judaism
Religions: Judaism

Around 2000 B.C., a group of travelers left the Sumerian city-state of Ur. According to the Old Testament of the Bible, among them was a man named Ab…

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Conversations: Legacy of Harry S. Truman, w/ Kurt Graham
Conversations: Legacy of Harry S. Truman, w/ Kurt Graham

Peter speaks with Dr. Kurt Grahama, a public historian and director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.


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History's Most Mysterious Book
History's Most Mysterious Book

The Voynich Manuscript, named after Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian bookseller who acquired it in 1912 and is now housed at Yale University's Rare Bo…

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