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Gunfight in D.C.: Harry Truman & Puerto Rican Nationalists
We know names like John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald. But history tends to forget the names of others who have successfully or unsuccessfully attempted to take the lives of US Presidents. In…
Only Female Medal of Honor Recipient: Dr. Mary Walker
Doctor Mary Edwards Walker: Pioneer, POW, and pants aficionado. To say Mary Walker was an outlier is an understatement. She burst her way into the medical field when very few women were doing so. She…
Norman Invasion: How England Became England
How did the English become the English? I can tell you one thing, it didn't just happen out of thin air. Multiple invasions from outside cultures were instrumental in making the English who they are…
Immortal Tortoise: Jonathan of Saint Helena
There's a 193-Year-Old tortoise on the British island of Saint Helena, where Napoleon was exiled to in 1815. Shortly after Napoleon's exile, a tortoise was born on the island of Seychelles and…
Gaspee Affair: Crazier Than The Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts is a big brand when it comes to the American Revolution. But what if I told you, over a year before the Boston Tea Party, Rhode Islanders were going absolutely nuts on British Navy…
Halloween Capital of the World
"Those damn kids." We've all heard it muttered. We may have even done it ourselves. But if you think kids are wild and out of control now, it has nothing on the children from 100 years ago. And…
Japan’s Invasion of Guam & Marine Legend Ben Blaz
The 1941 invasion of Guam by Japanese forces put a wrench in the United States' 40-year control of the tiny island. In almost three years of Japanese occupation, the Chamorro people lived under…
America's First Influencer: George Custer
Every red-blooded American has at least heard the name George Custer, and most know that he died in a place called Little Bighorn where himself and 267 of his cavalry troops died to the last man…
A Not-So-Civil War & James Longstreet
The American Civil War gave birth to legendary figures on both sides, men who thrust themselves into the deadliest war in American history. Names like Lee, Grant, Sherman, Jackson, and so many others…
The Veteran Revolt of 1932
Returning war veterans have perplexed society since the beginning of organized warfare. In 1932, American WWI veterans didn't just gather in Washington DC to protest the distribution of their…
Dan Sickles: Womanizer, Murderer, War Hero, Amputee, & Congressman
Happy Valentine's Day! Before you take your lover out, watch this episode about Congressman Daniel Sickles and the murder of his wife's lover, his unlikely military career, and his post-war insanity.…
Ireland vs. England: The Cromwell Saga
The dynamic between England and Ireland is a complicated matter that could be told in hundreds of different ways covering hundreds of years of history. Depending on who you talk to, they're going to…
The Romanian Revolution: A Christmas Story
Having your people topple your dictatorship has to be hard. But it must me extra hard (that's what she said) when they do it to you on Christmas and chase you down like an animal because you spent…
When Arabs Ate Turkey: An Ottoman Tale (With Regard to TE Lawrence)
The Ottomans were one of the largest empires in the history of the world. A powerhouse on the world stage that set the tone for culture and politics we still feel today. But while the Turkish people…
Marine Veteran Oliver Sipple Saved The President (And It Ruined His Life)
1970s America was a changing place. Many old ways of thinking were slowly going out while many new ways were on their way in. But one man was caught in the transition of American social attitudes.…
S1E5 America's TOP Foreign General
It may be common knowledge that the birth of an independent America wouldn't have happened without the help of the French. But did you know a Prussian military officer was instrumental in the success…
S1E4 Athletes Have Always Been The Same
Raise Hades, praise Gaius! It's easy to assume that modern athletes (with their big contracts and elevated social standing) are spoiled brats in society. But the fact is the majority of them come…
Vikings of the Pacific: Polynesians Ruled the Ocean
American education is beginning to wake up to the fact that the Norse beat the Spanish to the Americas by almost 500 years. But what if I told you that Polynesians also landed in the Americas shortly…
S1E3 Abe Lincoln's Unlucky Son
If you think Abraham Lincoln had it bad, you should meet his son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Arguably one of the most accomplished men in American history, his rise to the top didn't come without a…
S1E2 Norse People Discovered The Americas First
The Norse were in Greenland long before Christopher Columbus made his way into the western hemisphere. He’s just the stolen valor of sea exploration. Gather around me, friends, I'm here to tell you…
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