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No Civil War; No Coca Cola?
Leaving the argument of which is better, Pepsi or Coca-Cola, for another time, did you know that the most popular soft drink in the world, Coca-Cola,…
2 years ago
Stalin Needs a Doctor
The story of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's death is perhaps as much an enigma today as it was when shared with the world by the Russian propaganda m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Cleopatra and Caesar Have a Baby!
The affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra is one of history's most famous and intriguing love stories. But did you know that it also produced Ca…
2 years, 1 month ago
Cinco de Mayo is NOT Independence Day
Few people remember Napoleon III's attempt to use the turmoil of the American Civil War in the 1860s to sneak past the United States Monroe Doctrine …
2 years, 1 month ago
Abe Lincoln Buys Cocaine
Did you know that in the 1930s, a historian named Harry E. Pratt studied Abraham Lincoln's purchase history and found a receipt for a fifty-cent purc…
2 years, 1 month ago
Conversations: The Meaning of Courage w/ Col. Jack H. Jacobs
Our guest today is Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack H. Jacobs. His selfless acts under fire in Vietnam saved the lives of fellow soldiers and ea…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Lady Who Said "No" to War
The Montana-born feminist and pacifist Jeannette Rankin may have been the first woman elected to the American Congress. But did you know that, to mil…
2 years, 1 month ago
King Tut's Curse
The ancient Egyptian pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, became one of the period's most famous rulers after the discovery of his nearly intact tomb in the Va…
2 years, 1 month ago
We Didn't Start The Fire: Elvis (Part 1)
We've finally reached the King, blues idol, and father of rock 'n roll: Elvis. Elvis historian and author of 'Elvis: Destined to Die Young' Sally Hoe…
2 years, 1 month ago
Elvis' Last Moments
Who has not heard at least one of Elvis Presley's songs or knows exactly who they are looking at when they see his image? But did you know that the d…
2 years, 1 month ago