April Calahan on France's Fashionable Resistance
Fashion historian April Calahan joined Holly for a talk about the surprising ways that women of...
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She's sometimes called the patron saint of cats, and the story of Gertrude's religious devotion...
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Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad (Part 1)
Most people are familiar with her involvement with the Underground Railroad, but Harriet Tubman...
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Harriet Tubman, Union Spy (Part 2)
There was a whole lot more to Harriet Tubman’s life and work than her time as a conductor on the...
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Bayard Rustin, 'Angelic Troublemaker' (Part 1)
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay black man born in 1912. He spent his life working tirelessly for...
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The Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus II in the 6th century BCE, and it became an empire...
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The Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus II in the 6th century BCE, and it became an empire...
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Portrayals of this piece of Scottish and English history are often simultaneously romanticized...
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We're halfway through the year, and we have SO MANY unearthed items already! So, after polling...
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Industries and governments had a really weird preoccupation with protecting people from margarine...
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Yosemite and James Hutchings, Pt. 1
Once Yosemite had been seen by white men, it became the focus of a great deal of attention, both...
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Yosemite and James Hutchings, Pt. 2
Because he saw himself as Yosemite's ambassador, Hutchings was surprised when the state of...
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During the French and Indian War, a clash between Cherokee tribes and the British -- who had been...
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The Boy Jones, Queen Victoria’s Persistent Intruder
Not long after young Victoria became queen, a young man got into Buckingham Palace, wandered...
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The Boy Jones, After Buckingham
Even though Edward Jones served two prison sentences for his intrusions into Buckingham palace,...
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TechStuff Shifts Into High Gear
What do automotive transmissions do? How does power get from an engine to a car’s wheels? Why do...
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What are fitness trackers? What sort of sensors does a typical tracker contain? Do fitness...
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The Electronic Arts Story: Part One
Who is the founder of Electronic Arts? What was the company's philosophy about making games? Why...
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The Battle of Mons and the Angels That Followed
The Battle of Mons was one of World War I’s earliest battles. In the months after the battle,...
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On Sept. 19, 1356, one of the decisive battles of the Hundred Years War took place in France. It...
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