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Back to SearchJohn Paul Jones and the Battle of Flamborough Head in 1779
Episode 13334
On September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones fought a battle so stubborn that his own ship sank beneath him while his ally fired into it, yet he still forc…
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John Hancock: The Wealthy Merchant Who Bankrolled a Revolution
Episode 13333
We all know John Hancock as a signature, but the man behind the name was one of the richest merchants in the 13 colonies who risked his fortune and h…
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John Burgoyne: Saratoga's Defeated General Turned London Playwright
Episode 13332
John Burgoyne, known as Gentleman Johnny, surrendered an entire British army at Saratoga in 1777, then returned home to become a celebrated London pl…
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The Embargo Act of 1807: Jefferson's Failed Trade War Explained
Episode 13331
Thomas Jefferson built his reputation on limited government, yet in 1807 he grounded the entire American commercial fleet. This episode unpacks the E…
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James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings: Ending Party Politics
Episode 13330
In 1820, James Monroe ran for president effectively unopposed, winning every electoral vote but one. This episode explores how Monroe set out to elim…
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James Madison and the 1787 Constitutional Convention Explained
Episode 13329
In May 1787, a 36-year-old James Madison arrived in Philadelphia nearly two weeks early, armed with research on ancient confederacies and a plan to r…
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Independence Hall: The Untold Story of How It Survived and Was Restored
Episode 13328
Independence Hall began as a stalled colonial statehouse project, delayed by a feud between Andrew Hamilton and John Kearsley and built piecemeal fro…
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Horatio Gates: Saratoga Glory, the Conway Cabal, and Disgrace at Camden
Episode 13327
Horatio Gates helped build the Continental Army's administrative backbone, presided over the British surrender at Saratoga, and came close to replaci…
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The First Bank of the United States: Hamilton's Plan and Its Downfall
Episode 13326
After the Revolutionary War, the United States was buried in state and national debt, and Continental paper currency had become nearly worthless. Thi…
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Privateers Explained: Letters of Marque, Prize Law, and Legal Piracy
Episode 13325
Miguel Enriquez went from shoemaker in Puerto Rico to one of the wealthiest men in the New World, knighted by the King of Spain and commanding some 3…
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