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302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s BackStory
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302: The End of an Era: History That Was Made - and Unmade - in the 2010s

The calendar is nearing closer and closer to the end of 2019. Which has us thinking about the end...

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301: The Chinese in American History: How Afong Moy, Mayling Soong and Bruce Lee Changed the Narrative About China BackStory
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301: The Chinese in American History: How Afong Moy, Mayling Soong and Bruce Lee Changed the Narrative About China

Conversations about US-China relations often revolve around tariffs, trades and recently,...

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195: Call To Arms: Enlistment in America BackStory
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195: Call To Arms: Enlistment in America

It's Veteran's Day weekend, when we in the US honor those who have served in our Armed Forces. In...

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300: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the United States BackStory
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300: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the United States

In the 19th century, dynamite helped transform the nation. It led to the construction of...

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Coming Up: The History of Dynamite in America BackStory
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Coming Up: The History of Dynamite in America

More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults, but where public view ends,...

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299: Haunted Histories: A BackStory Halloween Special BackStory
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299: Haunted Histories: A BackStory Halloween Special

Image: Alleged 1911 spirit photograph of Emma Hardinge Britten taken by William H. Mumler....

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298: Rallying Behind Racism: The Women of White Supremacy BackStory
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298: Rallying Behind Racism: The Women of White Supremacy

White supremacy has been in the news a lot recently. It is often seen as a movement at the...

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"The Schizophrenic Sixties" from episode "States of Mind" BackStory
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"The Schizophrenic Sixties" from episode "States of Mind"

Image: Woman in state of 'hysteria' (Wikimedia Commons). BackStory is funded in part by our...

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297: How Reconstruction Transformed the Constitution: A Feature Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Er... BackStory
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297: How Reconstruction Transformed the Constitution: A Feature Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Er...

If you turn on the news, you’re likely to find a heated debate about big issues, from citizenship...

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"Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" from episode #0136 "Where There's Smoke" BackStory
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"Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" from episode #0136 "Where There's Smoke"

On this day in 1871, the Great Chicago Fire swept through the city after starting, from unknown...

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Sponsored: Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game BackStory
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Sponsored: Introducing American Elections: Wicked Game

American Elections: Wicked Game is a new podcast from the host of Wondery’s American History...

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296: Darkness Over the Plain: The Bison in American History BackStory
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296: Darkness Over the Plain: The Bison in American History

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are over 28,000 threatened...

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231: Life After the Oval Office: Presidential Legacies BackStory
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231: Life After the Oval Office: Presidential Legacies

This week, President Jimmy Carter turned 95, extending his status as the oldest-living American...

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295: Impeachment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: High Crimes and Misdemeanors in American History BackStory
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295: Impeachment Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: High Crimes and Misdemeanors in American History

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she’s launching a formal impeachment inquiry...

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Sponsored: Introducing Lost at the Smithsonian with Aasif Mandvi BackStory
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Sponsored: Introducing Lost at the Smithsonian with Aasif Mandvi

Check out Lost at the Smithsonian, a new podcast from Stitcher! Comedian and pop culture fanatic...

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294: The Long Shadow of the Plantation: How a Weighted Past Creates a Complicated Present BackStory
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294: The Long Shadow of the Plantation: How a Weighted Past Creates a Complicated Present

There are hundreds of plantations in the U.S. that have been repurposed for a variety of reasons....

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218: Close Encounters: UFOs in American History BackStory
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218: Close Encounters: UFOs in American History

Alienstock, the event jokingly conceived by college student Matty Roberts to storm Area 51 on...

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216: What’s in a Number?: Thirteen in American History BackStory
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216: What’s in a Number?: Thirteen in American History

The 13th of any month is more likely to occur on a Friday than any other day of the week and it’s...

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"Trade Winds" from episode #0141 “They Might Be Giants: China and the U.S.” BackStory
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"Trade Winds" from episode #0141 “They Might Be Giants: China and the U.S.”

This morning, China published a short list of products exempted from its tariffs on American made...

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293: Standing Rock and the History of Indigenous Resistance in the United States BackStory
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293: Standing Rock and the History of Indigenous Resistance in the United States

In 2016, protests broke out at Standing Rock - a reservation in North and South Dakota - to block...

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