Stuff You Missed in History Class
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SYMHC Classics: Mansa Musa and the City of Gold
23 juni 2018 · 23 min
Today's episode revisits a Sarah and Deblina episode that revisits a tale of incredible wealth. When emperor Mansa Musa went on a pilgramage from Timbuktu to Mecca, he gave away so much gold that he crashed the gold market in Cairo. Lees meer
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Six Impossible Episodes: Evacuating Children
20 juni 2018 · 40 min
All six of today’s topics are mass evacuations of children and youth because of a war or other unrest, and include Kindertransport, Operation Pedro Pan, and Operation Babylift. Lees meer
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The Tunguska Event
18 juni 2018 · 28 min
On June 30, 1908 at approximately 7:15am, the sky over Siberia lit up with what was described by witnesses as a massive fireball, or the sky engulfed in fire. For the last century, scientists have been trying to figure out exactly what happened. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Alan Turing, Codebreaker
16 juni 2018 · 21 min
This is a revisit of a Sarah and Deblina episode on Alan Turing, who conceived of computers decades before anyone was building one. He also acted as a top-secret code breaker during World War II. Despite his accomplishments, he was prosecuted as a homosexual by the British government. Lees meer
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Hurricane San Ciriaco
13 juni 2018 · 33 min
Hurricane San Ciriaco struck Puerto Rico at a precarious point in its history. The United States had just taken possession of the island, and the 40 or so years leading up to the Spanish-American War had also been particularly tumultuous. Lees meer
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Julian Eltinge, Greatest of All Impersonators of Women
12 juni 2018 · 38 min
Eltinge was one of the highest-paid and most famous actors of the early 20th century, and acted alongside Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Rudolph Valentino. What made him famous was his skill at female impersonation. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: The Mystic Margery Kempe
9 juni 2018 · 44 min
We're traveling back to a 2013 episode about Margery Kempe. Born in the 1300s, Margery had 14 children with her husband before dedicating her life to God. In her 40s, she began a vision-inspired pilgrimage to visit holy sites, and these travels became the basis for her spiritual autobiography. Lees meer
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The Colorful Life of Carmen Miranda
6 juni 2018 · 36 min
Carmen Miranda is one of those historical figures who remains hugely iconic – we STILL see her image, or some derivative of it, on a regular basis. She was luminous on camera and an excellent singer, with a personality much larger than her small stature. Lees meer
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
4 juni 2018 · 37 min
Ida B. Wells-Barnett connects to a lot of episodes in our archive. She fought against lynching for decades, at a time when it wasn’t common at all for a woman, especially a woman of color, to become such a prominent journalist and a speaker. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: We All Scream for Ice Cream
2 juni 2018 · 30 min
We're revisiting a yummy topic from 2013! There is actually some disagreement about the actual origin point of ice cream, but almost everyone agrees it's delicious. The real origin story is a culmination of many cultures and ingredients coming together to fill the need for a frosty treat. Lees meer
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Winsor McCay, Part 2
30 mei 2018 · 32 min
Even as his career in comics was at its zenith, Winsor McCay continued to explore other business ventures for his art. He added vaudeville performances to his busy schedule, and then became an animation pioneer. Lees meer
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Winsor McCay, Part 1
28 mei 2018 · 33 min
McCay is credited as a pioneer in early animation. But before he made drawings come to life, he worked as a billboard artist, an artist-journalist, and then a comics creator for newspapers. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Five Historical Robots
26 mei 2018 · 23 min
Today we revisit an episode on the technology of yesteryear. Long before Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the term "robot" in his 1920 play "R.U.R.," mechanized creations - automata - were being created without electronics or computers. Many were simple, but they paved the way for the robots of today. Lees meer
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James Whale
23 mei 2018 · 34 min
James Whale created iconic films in the early half of the 20th century. He's one of the main reasons that Universal Pictures became synonymous with the horror genre. But his interests as a creator were far wider than creating gothic spook stories. Lees meer
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The Defenestrations of Prague
21 mei 2018 · 34 min
“Defenestrate” just means “to throw out of a window.” And apart from sounding like the punch line to a joke about Daleks … there has been a surprising amount of defenestration in Czech history. And almost all of it has been connected religious wars. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: From Brontë to Bell and Back Again
19 mei 2018 · 30 min
We're revisiting another episode from Sarah and Deblina., in which they talk about how the Brontë sisters quickly rose from obscurity to notoriety after their three novels were published under the Bell pseudonym. Lees meer
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Frank Lenz, the Cyclist Who Vanished
16 mei 2018 · 33 min
In the 1890s, Frank Lenz started a bicycle tour around the world. He never finished, and his ultimate fate remains uncertain, though there are pretty solid clues indicating how he met his end. Lees meer
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Nisei in World War II: The MIS, 100th and 442nd
14 mei 2018 · 37 min
The 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were segregated units for soldiers of Japanese descent that were created during WWII. The story of these units is closely intertwined with the Military Intelligence Service as well. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Growing Up Brontë
12 mei 2018 · 29 min
This classic revisits the Brontë sisters. They're considered some of the best writers of the 19th century but their past may surprise you. Join Sarah and Deblina as they discuss the sisters' childhood tragedies, unconventional educations and their imaginary worlds. Lees meer
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Henry Every, Successful Pyrate
9 mei 2018 · 36 min
Every carried out what’s been described as the most profitable and brutal pirate raid in history. It became a massive international incident, and Britain tried to repair its relationship with the Mughal Empire through a highly publicized series of trials. Lees meer
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Lotte Reiniger's Shadow Animation
8 mei 2018 · 31 min
Lotte was interested in silhouettes and paper cutting from the time she was a child. And she developed that interest into animation, and created the first feature-length animated film in the 1920s. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Jimmy Winkfield, Derby Pioneer
5 mei 2018 · 16 min
Today's episode revisits the story of Jimmy Winkfield, who won the Kentucky Derby twice. When this podcast was published originally, he was the last African-American jockey to win the race. Winkfield moved abroad in 1904 to continue his career, but it wasn't until 2005 that Congress honored his work. Lees meer
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The Bisbee Deportation
2 mei 2018 · 37 min
The 1917 Bisbee Deportation has elements of a labor strike, a wartime hysteria, a vigilante mob, and a mass propaganda effort, all rolled into one. It took place in Bisbee, Arizona, southeast of Tucson and close to the U.S. border with Mexico. Lees meer
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Mohenjo Daro
30 april 2018 · 28 min
Mohenjo Daro is in the Indus river valley in present-day southern Pakistan. This ancient city has a unique identity in that we don’t know a lot about the people who lived there; most of the ideas of the cultural identity come from analysis of its ruins. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Ambrose Bierce
28 april 2018 · 28 min
Ambrose Bierce was a soldier, a journalist, an editor, a satirist and a philosopher. He was a complicated man with an unwavering moral code and a life of experiences both fantastic and horrific, which informed his writing. Lees meer
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Wendell Scott: Black NASCAR Driver in the Jim Crow Era, Pt. 2
25 april 2018 · 38 min
Scott eventually managed to break into NASCAR racing, becoming the first black driver to do so. His career was a constant struggle, as he paid his own way and often had to be his own pit crew while competing against sponsored drivers. Lees meer
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Wendell Scott: Black NASCAR Driver in the Jim Crow Era, Pt. 1
23 april 2018 · 28 min
Wendell Scott was a black driver from the early days of NASCAR. After driving a taxi, working as a mechanic, and hauling moonshine, he started racing in the Dixie Circuit and other non-NASCAR races in Virginia. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: The Trial of Leo Frank
21 april 2018 · 20 min
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The First Celebrity Chef: Marie-Antoine Carême
18 april 2018 · 30 min
Today, there is an entire industry around celebrity chefs. But the first celebrity chef in the western world's history was born in late 18th-century France. Lees meer
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The Ancient City of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis
16 april 2018 · 27 min
The city of Ephesus fell under many different rulers throughout its history, as wars and shifting politics changed Asia Minor. For centuries, it endured, became a successful trade port, and was home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Here, Kitty Kitty, the Domestication of the Cat
14 april 2018 · 22 min
Today, we're going back to an episode about kitties in history! The human culture shift to an agricultural lifestyle started the domestication of animals. Cats naturally moved in to help with rodents. Lees meer
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Elbridge Gerry’s Monstrous Salamander
11 april 2018 · 32 min
Elbridge Gerry signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Gerrymandering is the drawing of political districts to give a particular party or group an advantage or disadvantage, and it's named after him. Lees meer
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The Life and Magic of Henry 'Box' Brown
9 april 2018 · 30 min
Brown was born into slavery and escaped in an astonishing way. His story of gaining his freedom was so sensational that he basically spent the rest of his life making a living talking about it in one form or another. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Nellie Bly & Stunt Journalism
7 april 2018 · 23 min
Today we're revisiting an episode from Sarah and Katie. Born in 1864, Nellie Bly wasn't your average journalist. She feigned insanity to gain entry into a mental institution. Join Sarah and Katie as they take a closer look at the life of Nellie Bly, America's original stunt journalist. Lees meer
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Cajamarca and the End of the Inka Empire
5 april 2018 · 35 min
The Battle of Cajamarca, also known as the Massacre of Cajamarca, ultimately led to the end of the Inka Empire. But it might have gone much differently had the Inka not just been through a massive epidemic and a civil war. Lees meer
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The East India Company's Theft of China’s Tea Secrets
2 april 2018 · 31 min
Great Britain's relationship with tea is part of its cultural identity. But before the mid-1800s, China was the only source of tea, which was a problem in the eyes of the East India Company. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: April Calahan on France's Fashionable Resistance
31 maart 2018 · 36 min
Today we're revisiting a talk with fashion historian April Calahan about the surprising ways that women of France protested German occupation during WWII. Lees meer
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The Highland Clearances
28 maart 2018 · 38 min
The Highland Clearances were a long, complicated, messy series of evictions in the Highlands and western Islands of Scotland, when tenant farmers were forced from their homes to make way for sheep pastures. Lees meer
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Andrew Carnegie
26 maart 2018 · 41 min
Carnegie was a child of poverty who became one of the richest men on Earth. But his life, while largely charmed, had a massive scar of bad judgment on it. He also decided that the most important thing he could do with his money was to give it away. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: Marian Anderson
24 maart 2018 · 31 min
Today's show returns to Marian Anderson. An acclaimed contralto, Marian Anderson was barred from singing in Constitution Hall because of her race. The concert she sang at the Lincoln Memorial instead influenced a young Martin Luther King Jr. Lees meer
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Ignaz Semmelweis and the War on Handwashing
21 maart 2018 · 36 min
Ignaz Semmelweis made a connection between hand hygiene and the prevention of childbed fever in the 19th century. He wasn’t taken seriously then, but today he’s known as everything from the father of infection control to the conqueror of childbed fever. Lees meer
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Constance Markievicz
19 maart 2018 · 36 min
Born Constance Georgine Gore-Booth to a wealthy Protestant family, Constance Markievicz made a somewhat surprising transition to become a leader in the Irish Nationalist movement. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: The Easter Rising of 1916
17 maart 2018 · 25 min
Today's show revisits one of the most pivotal events in modern Irish history. It was a precursor to a number of other events that have happened since then, both within and outside of Ireland. Lees meer
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The Daring Imposter Cassie Chadwick
14 maart 2018 · 30 min
Cassie Chadwick (born Elizabeth Bigley) committed fraud at a level that would be almost impossible to pull off in today’s world of instant communication. Her biggest con was convincing banks that she was the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. Lees meer
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The Minuscule Science of Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
12 maart 2018 · 26 min
Leeuwenhoek wasn’t REALLY a scientist -- he had no formal training. But he made dozens of scientific discoveries. He’s credited with discovering microscopic life in a variety of forms, using lenses he ground himself. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: The Luddites
10 maart 2018 · 25 min
This classic revisits the Luddite uprising -- protests in northern England, in which workers smashed machines in mills and factories. This wasn't the first organized violence against mechanization, but Luddites became iconic machine-breakers. Lees meer
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Giorgio Vasari
7 maart 2018 · 31 min
Vasari was an artist and architect in 16th-century Italy. But what really made him famous was his writing. He penned biographies of famous artists, but he wasn't exactly exacting about the details. Lees meer
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Phillis Wheatley
5 maart 2018 · 35 min
Perceptions and interpretations of Phillis Wheatley's life and work have shifted since the 18th century. This episode examines Wheatley's published writing while enslaved, and how her place in the world of black literature rose, fell, and rose again. Lees meer
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SYMHC Classics: The Red Ghost of Arizona and the U.S. Camel Corps
3 maart 2018 · 26 min
We're revisiting the story of a a mysterious beast that trampled a woman in Arizona in 1883. First described as a demon, the creature turned out to be a camel. But what was it doing in the American Southwest in the first place? Lees meer
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Sadako Sasaki’s 1000 Cranes, Part 2
28 februari 2018 · 29 min
The show's 1000th episode continues the story of Sadako Sasaki, who died of A-bomb sickness after the bombing of Hiroshima. This second part of her story focuses on the peace movement that grew out of her life. Lees meer
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