Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Aviatrix Lilian Bland
13 juli 2016 · 30 min
Miss Bland was a jockey, a sports photographer, a journalist, a car dealer and a pioneer farmer. She also built Ireland's first powered airplane, entirely by hand, and successfully piloted it. Lees meer
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
11 juli 2016 · 36 min
She was a black Canadian-American who became the first woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper. She advocated against slavery, for better lives for free black people, and for women's rights. Lees meer
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The Late Victorian Manure Crisis
6 juli 2016 · 32 min
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many cities were facing the same issue: so much horse manure, they couldn't keep up with it. It created unhygienic conditions, and very real problems. Lees meer
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The Jacobite Rising of 1745
4 juli 2016 · 35 min
Portrayals of this piece of Scottish and English history are often simultaneously romanticized and oversimplified. It's a great deal more complicated than any one event, and is instead the result of many contributing factors. Lees meer
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The Discovery of 'Planet' Ceres
29 juni 2016 · 27 min
For a long time, astronomers believed that there must have been a planet lurking in the gap between Mars and Jupiter. What they found was Ceres, and this object's story is one of scientific cattiness and our ever-evolving understanding of space. Lees meer
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The Achaemenid Empire
27 juni 2016 · 32 min
The Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus II in the 6th century B.C.E., and it became an empire unlike any the world had seen up to that point. Lees meer
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Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement (Part 2)
22 juni 2016 · 34 min
Because of his previous ties to the Communist Party, his race, and his sexual orientation, the McCarthy era was extremely dangerous for Rustin. This was one of many reasons why his activism focused on other countries in the 1950s. Lees meer
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Bayard Rustin, 'Angelic Troublemaker' (Part 1)
20 juni 2016 · 31 min
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay black man born in 1912. He spent his life working tirelessly for equal rights, peace, democracy, and economic equality, including being one of the primary planners of the 1963 March on Washington. Lees meer
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Harriet Tubman, Union Spy (Part 2)
15 juni 2016 · 32 min
There was a whole lot more to Harriet Tubman's life and work than her time as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. During the United States Civil War, she worked as a Union spy, eventually earning the nickname "General." Lees meer
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Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad (Part 1)
13 juni 2016 · 32 min
Most people are familiar with her involvement with the Underground Railroad, but Harriet Tubman was also a spy for the Union during the Civil War, among many other things. Untangling the truth from the myth is the trickiest part of her story. Lees meer
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Raymond Bessone, Mister Teasie-Weasie
8 juni 2016 · 35 min
British hair guru Raymond Bessone became the first celebrity hair stylist by leveraging the post-war desire for glamour and his own innate skill at marketing. His larger-than-life persona and skill with shears made his coiffures the pinnacle of style. Lees meer
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Saint Gertrude of Nivelles
6 juni 2016 · 30 min
She's sometimes called the patron saint of cats, and the story of Gertrude's religious devotion starts when she was just a young child. Her family's history is important, because they formed the roots of the Carolingian dynasty. Lees meer
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The Eruption at Heimaey
1 juni 2016 · 37 min
In 1973, after a series of earthquakes, a fissure opened up on the eastern side of the Icelandic island of Heimaey. As the eruption developed over time, it became more dangerous, and a variety of measures were undertaken to stop the flow of lava. Lees meer
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The Women of Bauhaus
30 mei 2016 · 31 min
While the Bauhaus school is well known, and its original manifesto proclaimed an environment of equality, most of the women who went to the school were ushered into specific courses, rather than given their choice of studies. Lees meer
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April Calahan on France's Fashionable Resistance
25 mei 2016 · 40 min
Fashion historian April Calahan joined Holly for a talk about the surprising ways that women of France protested German occupation during WWII. Lees meer
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Tarrare, a Case of Polyphagia
23 mei 2016 · 29 min
Insatiable hunger completely dominated every aspect of this French man's existence in the 18th century. His life took a series of twists and turns, but his condition was never truly diagnosed or cured. Lees meer
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
18 mei 2016 · 34 min
No starving artist, Vigée Le Brun was the first woman to ever become a court painter in France when she was commissioned to paint Marie Antoinette. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, even as her personal life had its ups and downs. Lees meer
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Six Impossible Episodes: Possible Apocrypha
16 mei 2016 · 38 min
We get a lot of requests for topics that are very interesting, but for which there's very little information. In some cases, those people or events may have never existed. Here's a collection of six such tales. Lees meer
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 2
11 mei 2016 · 28 min
After years of protesting and resisting British rule in New York, Mulligan passed important information on to George Washington, possibly saving his life. How did that one-time act of happenstance blossomed into a career as a full-time spy? Lees meer
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Hercules Mulligan, Spy on the Inside Pt. 1
9 mei 2016 · 25 min
Hercules Mulligan was indeed a real person who passed intelligence to George Washington, mostly through two means - one was an enslaved man named Cato, and the other was the Culper Spy Ring. Lees meer
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Women in the USPS
4 mei 2016 · 24 min
Women have been part of mail delivery in the U.S. since colonial times, but it took centuries for women postal workers to become commonplace. Even through times when certain USPS jobs were off limits to them, women were still vital to the postal service. Lees meer
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Live From FanX: Nazis, the Occult and Indiana Jones
2 mei 2016 · 31 min
It's fairly common knowledge that the Nazis were prolific looters and that there was occult interest among the officers of the organization. How weird did things actually get, and how close are the Indiana Jones movies to what really happened? Lees meer
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Live From FanX: Salt Lake City's Place in Film History
27 april 2016 · 37 min
You may not know that Salt Lake City has been home to some key moments in film history. Guest host Bryan Young joins Holly to talk about everything from Charlie Chaplin to recent movies. Lees meer
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A Brief History of the 'White Wedding'
25 april 2016 · 35 min
Have you ever wondered why so many of today's weddings feature white dresses, tiered cakes and registries for silver and dishes? Queen Victoria (and the rest of her era) get a lot of the credit. Lees meer
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The Easter Rising of 1916
20 april 2016 · 27 min
The Easter Rising is considered to be one of the most pivotal events in modern Irish history, and 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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A History of Pizza Live at C2E2
18 april 2016 · 50 min
Pizza-like foods go way, way back in history, long before we associated the delicious dish with Italy. How did pizza's pedigree develop, and how did it get to its second home in the U.S.? Lees meer
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Oliver Haugh, Serial Killer Pt. 2
13 april 2016 · 32 min
After his parents' home burned down under mysterious circumstances, Oliver Haugh was put on trial for murder. Haugh did little to help his own case, and hoped to be found insane so he could serve a shorter time in an asylum. Lees meer
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Oliver Haugh, Serial Killer Pt. 1
11 april 2016 · 32 min
In his early career Dr. Haugh claimed to be working on the next step in human evolution. But he was really a man enslaved by his addiction to cocaine and morphine. Lees meer
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The Shared Sign Language of Martha's Vineyard
6 april 2016 · 25 min
By the early 18th century, it was not uncommon for people in Martha's Vineyard to be deaf from birth. This had a profound effect on the culture of Martha's Vineyard - and one that went on to influence Deaf culture in the United States as a whole. Lees meer
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Interview: Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso
4 april 2016 · 40 min
Dr. Kali Nicole Gross joins Tracy to discuss a murder that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1887. The details of the investigation and trial offer insight into the culture of the the post-Reconstruction era, particularly in regards to race. Lees meer
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Zheng He and the Treasure Ships
30 maart 2016 · 31 min
Zheng He led expeditionary voyages from China in the 15th century. While there are many tall tales about his accomplishments, his actual life was pretty spectacular without them. Lees meer
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The Tupac Amaru Rebellion
28 maart 2016 · 30 min
The Tupac Amaru rebellion was a conflict between Spain and its colonies in South America which took place from 1780 to 1783. Lees meer
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WASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 2
23 maart 2016 · 44 min
The duties of the women of the WASP evolved over time, and some of them were quite dangerous. And once the program ended, there were -- and still are -- controversies over whether the women involved should be recognized as military veterans. Lees meer
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WASP of WWII with Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Part 1
21 maart 2016 · 36 min
The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII was formed to see if women could fly military aircraft, and potentially free up male noncombat pilots to serve in the U.S. armed forces. Our expert guest reveals that there's so much more to the story, though. Lees meer
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Knitting's Early History
16 maart 2016 · 36 min
Because of its functionality in providing needed clothing for humans, knitting has been around for a long time. Exactly how long isn't entirely clear, but we do know a good bit about how knitting has traveled with us humans through time. Lees meer
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Denmark's Early Royalty and the Jelling Stones
14 maart 2016 · 31 min
The beginning of Denmark's monarchy more than a thousand years ago is linked to two large rune stones at Jelling. Is it possible that the stones were part of an effort on Harald Blåtand's part to revise the history of his parents, Gorm and Thyre? Lees meer
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The Crescent Hotel and Norman Baker
9 maart 2016 · 27 min
Eureka Springs, Arkansas is home to a beautiful Victorian hotel with a long and winding history. A colorful part of that history involves a man who claimed that doctors couldn't be trusted, and that he had the cure for cancer. Lees meer
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Hildegard von Bingen
7 maart 2016 · 27 min
Hildegard was a Christian mystic of medieval Europe who was way, way ahead of her time. If she had lived a few hundred years later, and been male, people probably would have called her a renaissance man. Lees meer
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Leprosy and the Ko'olau Rebellion
2 maart 2016 · 28 min
When Hansen's disease was introduced to Hawaii, businessmen, especially from the U.S., were having an increasing influence on the Hawaiian government. That influence directly affected how Hawaii handled the disease. Lees meer
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The Great Vowel Shift, or A Brief History of English
29 februari 2016 · 29 min
Language is alive. It shifts and changes; pronunciations and spellings morph throughout time. English is no exception. Lees meer
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China and Japan After the Doolittle Raid
25 februari 2016 · 28 min
After the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the punishment that Japanese forces doled out in China for their part in helping the U.S. was brutal and devastating. From terror occupations to biological warfare, many of China's towns were systematically destroyed. Lees meer
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The Crayola Crayon Story
22 februari 2016 · 30 min
It's now a childhood classic, but the modern Crayola crayon has roots in the same company where carbon black was made for car tires at the turn of the 20th century. But people were creating art with colored implements before Binney and Smith made theirs. Lees meer
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Robert Smalls: From Contraband to Congress
17 februari 2016 · 30 min
After his daring and impressive escape from slavery, Smalls was considered to be contraband, which was a term used for formerly enslaved people who joined the Union. But this was the beginning of an impressive career as a free man. Lees meer
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The Incredible Escape of Robert Smalls
15 februari 2016 · 27 min
Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. He escaped from enslavement during the U.S. Civil War, in a particularly dramatic fashion. Lees meer
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Jimmy Doolittle and the Doolittle Raid
10 februari 2016 · 27 min
The Doolittle Raid was an attack on Japan launched by the U.S. in retaliation for Pearl Harbor. But the leader of the mission was a legend long before his daring efforts in WWII. Lees meer
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A Brief History of the Pietà
8 februari 2016 · 36 min
While Michelangelo's sculpture of Mary holding the deceased body of Christ is the most famous depiction of that moment in art, that scene has been the focus of many works. And once, the famous version took a trip across the ocean. Lees meer
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The Vanport Flood
3 februari 2016 · 30 min
On May 30, 1948, a flood destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a historical footnote is how it tied in to the racial makeup of both Portland and Oregon at the time. Lees meer
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The Bawdy House Riots of 1668
1 februari 2016 · 29 min
In early modern London, there was a tradition of sorts where apprentices would amass on holidays and physically destroy brothels. One of the largest such riot took place during Easter week in 1668, and it was a complicated event. Lees meer
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Queen Victoria: The Lady Hastings Scandal
27 januari 2016 · 28 min
Queen Victoria reigned for more than six decades, but her early years as ruler were peppered with a number of disastrous missteps. By participating in a horrible rumor campaign about her mother's lady-in-waiting, she ended up damaging her own reputation. Lees meer
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The Honey War
25 januari 2016 · 31 min
The Honey War wasn't really about honey. It was a dispute over state lines. There are some bee trees in the mix, as well as some truly sub-par surveying work. It's a story full of silliness, pride and bureaucracy. Lees meer
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