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S46E4 Introducing HISTORY DAILY
On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’…
S46E3 KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 3 | “Race to Nome”
While Jack London tries to conquer the Chilkoot Trail, the town of Skagway explodes to life at the beginning of the White Pass Trail. Infamous conman Jefferson “Soapy” Smith sets up a criminal empire…
S46E2 KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 2 | “Fight For Survival”
Jack London and his companions race against time to travel 550 miles up the Yukon River before winter stops their progress. When they fall short of their goal, they survive for eight months of dire…
S46E1 KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Ep. 1 | “No Turning Back”
When news of gold along the Klondike River in Yukon Territory reaches the American west coast in the summer of 1897, the stampede begins immediately. Jack London, the soon-to-be-famous author, rushes…
S45E6 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 6 | Bloody Benders, Part 2
A father and his daughter go missing in Labette County, Kansas in late 1872. A neighbor searches for them, and he never comes home. His wife sounds the alarm. Search parties descend on the Bender…
S45E5 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 5 | Bloody Benders, Part 1
In 1870, a “family” called the Benders moves to Labette County in southern Kansas. There are four people in the group, but no one in the area fully understands the relationship between them. They…
S45E4 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 4 | Donner Party, Part 4
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of cannibalism. The Donner Party experiences the worst case scenario. They’re starving and living in crude shelters. A small group begins the trek over the…
S45E3 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 3 | Donner Party, Part 3
The Donner Party faces another punishing trip across a desert before it finally reaches the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border between Nevada and California. The party has lost a ton of time, but…
S45E2 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 2 | Donner Party, Part 2
The Donner-Reed caravan passes the halfway point of its journey to California, and now the real problems begin. After meeting legendary mountain man, Jim Bridger, the caravan chooses to take an…
S45E1 [ENCORE] FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 1 | Donner Party, Part 1
In 1846 in Springfield, Illinois, the Donner family teams up with the Reed family to form the core of a caravan that will travel to the rich farmland of California. The problem is, they’re already…
S44E6 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 6 | “Wham Paymaster Robbery”
In April of 1889, Major Joseph Wham receives orders to deliver U.S. Army payroll to five forts in eastern Arizona. He brings Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th Infantry and the 10th Cavalry as an army…
S44E5 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 5 | “Ambush at Carrizo Canyon”
After Victorio’s War, an old Apache leader called Nana rises to lead a small band of fighters into New Mexico for a month of devastating raids. At Carrizo Canyon, they lead a detachment from K Troop…
S44E4 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 4 | “Victorio’s War”
In 1879, Apache leader Victorio leads a campaign of deadly raids across New Mexico Territory. For nearly a year, the 9th Cavalry skirmishes with Victorio’s warriors, but can’t end the raids. In 1880,…
S44E3 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 3 | “The Meeker Incident”
In northern Colorado, a column of the 5th Cavalry becomes trapped near Milk Creek during an ambush by Ute warriors. Two days into the siege, a troop of 9th Cavalry arrives to help its struggling…
S44E2 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 2 | “Florida Mountains Fight”
A small detachment of the 9th Cavalry from Fort Bayard in southern New Mexico Territory tracks a band of Apache who were likely responsible for an attack in Arizona Territory. The detachment follows…
S44E1 BUFFALO SOLDIERS Ep. 1 | “Battle of Fort Lancaster”
In 1867, Company K of the 9th Cavalry spends a long summer rebuilding Fort Lancaster on the road between El Paso and San Antonio. At the end of the year, a force of 400 fighters – led by Kickapoo…
S43E6 FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 6 | Davy Crockett: “The Alamo”
David Crockett volunteers for the Texian army and is assigned to help protect an old Spanish mission called Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo. He arrives two weeks before the…
S43E5 FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 5 | Davy Crockett: “Go To Hell or Go To Texas”
David Crockett’s political career rises throughout the 1820s, but it begins to fall in the 1830s as he continually runs afoul of President Andrew Jackson. By the mid-1830s, he has heard so many…
S43E4 FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 4 | Davy Crockett: “The Creek War”
David Crockett becomes a skilled hunter at a young age in Tennessee before war returns to the young American nation. During the War of 1812, he joins thousands of volunteers from Tennessee who are…
S43E3 FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 3 | Daniel Boone: “Folk Hero”
As America’s war of independence drags on, Daniel Boone and the other settlers protect their towns from escalating attacks by the Shawnee. Boone becomes a captive of the Shawnee and faces betrayal by…
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