As has become an annual tradition on the show, we’re capping off 2015 slash starting 2016 with a...
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Podcasts de holly frey
More of the 2015 news items of historical significance! The second part of this topic includes...
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Author Interview: Fashion History With April Calahan
April has two books out about fashion history, one featuring historical fashion plates, and...
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The second part of our episode on the Australian diva focuses on her career in the early 1900s,...
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In 1888, a blizzard so sudden and severe hit the American Midwest and claimed the lives of...
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the Honey War wasn't really about honey. It was a dispute over state lines. There are some bee...
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On May 30, 1948, a flood destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a...
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Jimmy Doolittle and the Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was an attack on Japan launched by the U.S. in retaliation for Pearl Harbor....
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The Incredible Escape of Robert Smalls
Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. He escaped from...
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Robert Smalls: From Contraband to Congress
After his daring and impressive escape from slavery, Smalls was considered to be contraband,...
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The Great Vowel Shift, or A Brief History of English
Language is alive. It shifts and changes; pronunciations and spellings morph throughout time....
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China and Japan After the Doolittle Raid
After the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the punishment that Japanese forces doled out in China for...
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Leprosy and the Ko’olau Rebellion
When Hansen’s disease, was introduced to Hawaii, businessmen, especially from the U.S., were...
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Denmark's Early Royalty and the Jelling Stones
The beginning of Denmark's monarchy more than a thousand years ago is linked to two large rune...
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Because of its functionality in providing needed clothing for humans, knitting has been around...
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WASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 1
The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII was formed to see if women could fly military aircraft,...
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WASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 2
The duties of the women of the WASP evolved over time, and some of them were quite dangerous. And...
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The Tupac Amaru rebellion was a conflict between Spain and its colonies in South America which...
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The Shared Sign Language of Martha's Vineyard
By the early 18th century, it was not un common for people in Martha’s Vineyard to be deaf from...
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A History of Pizza Live at C2E2
Pizza-like foods go way, way back in history, long before we associated the delicious dish with...
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