Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Zenobia and the Roman Empire
Our focus today is on a woman who was actually ...
Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time.
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Hessians
If you've only seen the Hessians referenced in movies or ...
If you've only seen the Hessians referenced in movies or TV, you probably don't have a clear picture of who these very capable soldiers actually were. Hessian troops were skilled, disciplined armies for hire, and a huge economic boon for their homeland.
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Edward Jenner, Father of Vaccines
Smallpox has been around longer than recorded history. It killed ...
Smallpox has been around longer than recorded history. It killed royalty, shifted the tides of battles, and was so terrifying that many religions have gods, saints and martyrs associated with it. And Edward Jenner gets the credit for changing all that.
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Babushka Lady
Despite all the publicity surrounding the shooting of John F. ...
Despite all the publicity surrounding the shooting of John F. Kennedy, the identity of one witness has remained elusive for decades. Beverly Oliver has claimed to be the "babushka lady," but there’s still no concrete evidence to prove her assertion.
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Emperor Rudolf II of Austria
He was an art patron. He loved science. He spoke ...
He was an art patron. He loved science. He spoke many languages. He was also known for a dark temper and instability, and his poor decisions as a ruler are credited with leading to the Thirty years War.
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Improbably Effective Holocaust Rescuers
There are many amazing, heroic stories of people who risked ...
There are many amazing, heroic stories of people who risked everything to protect Jews and other people at risk before and during the holocaust. A few turned to particularly ingenious, unexpected or daring plans to save people.
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Audre Lorde Pt. 2
In addition to being a poet, Audre was a teacher, ...
In addition to being a poet, Audre was a teacher, speaker, wife and mother, and become an influential presence in the feminist movement. She also wrote candidly about her battle with cancer in her groundbreaking work, “The Cancer Journals.”
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Audre Lorde Pt. 1
Audre Lorde called herself a “black feminist lesbian mother poet ...
Audre Lorde called herself a “black feminist lesbian mother poet warrior,” but for a lot of people, she’s best known for the “poet” part. She was way ahead of her time on a lot of social fronts, including feminism, gay rights, and the sexual revolution.
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Sophie Blanchard and Balloonomania
From timid girl to trailblazer, Sophie Blanchard became famous in ...
From timid girl to trailblazer, Sophie Blanchard became famous in the early 1800s as the first woman to become a career balloonist.
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Encephalitis Lethargica
From 1916 to about 1927, a strange epidemic spread around ...
From 1916 to about 1927, a strange epidemic spread around the world. It caused unusual symptoms, from drastic behavior changes to a deep, prolonged sleep that could last for months. Between 20 and 40 percent of people who caught the disease died.
