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The Maryland Town That Became One Big Civil War Hospital

In September 1862, the war descended on Frederick, Md., en masse, as troops from both sides tramped through its streets ...
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Upcycling in the past: Viking beadmakers’ secrets revealed

The Viking Age bead makers were more advanced than previously believed. A new interdisciplinary study shows that around year 700 ...
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U-111, a WWI Submarine That Was Thought Lost Forever, Has Been Found 

After 100 years, one of the last World War I-era German U-boat submarines destroyed off the U.S. coastline has been ...
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U-111, a WWI Submarine That Was Thought Lost Forever, Has Been Found 

After 100 years, one of the last World War I-era German U-boat submarines destroyed off the U.S. coastline has been ...
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How the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings Nearly Canceled Halloween

Wednesday, September 29, 1982 was a school day, but 12-year-old Mary Kellerman woke up with a runny nose and a ...
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Last World War II Marine Flying Ace Dies, Leaves Legacy of Service

Dean Caswell, 100, the last living U.S. Marine Corps fighter ace of World War II, died Sept. 21 at his ...
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Paul Robeson and the Peekskill Riots

The Peekskill Riots surrounded a concert by singer and activist Paul Robeson. His stances on political and civil rights issues ...
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New data reveals severe impact of European contact with Pacific islands

Pacific island nations suffered severe depopulation from introduced diseases as a consequence of contact with European vessels, a new study ...
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SYMHC Classics: The Hagley Woods Murder

This 2016 episode covers a skeleton found in a tree near Birmingham, England in 1943. More than 70 years later, ...
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John Wayne’s Son Ethan Remembers the Western Screen Icon

Born on Feb. 22, 1962, John Ethan Morrison (known professionally as Ethan Wayne) is the youngest son of the late ...
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Bulgaria’s cash crisis

In 1997, Bulgaria was in financial meltdown with hyperinflation making money in the country worth a lot less. Bulgaria had ...
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Introducing: Partition

Hi, Stuff you Missed in History Class! Partition is a historical podcast that will discuss the 1947 Partition of India ...
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Episode 115: A Brief Eulogy for a Commercial Radio Station

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. This episode was ...
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Tim Harford Cools Us Down This Summer

We’ll be back in September with new episodes of Revisionist History. In the meantime, I got to sit down with ...
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The Bard of Bengal

In August 1941, one of the greatest poets India has ever produced died. Known as the "Bard of Bengal", Rabindranath ...
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The death of Jawaharlal Nehru

In May 1964 India's first prime minister and the man who led India to independence, Jawaharlal Nehru, died. On the ...
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The last Viceroy of India

The daughter of the last British Viceroy in India, Lord Mountbatten, remembers the transfer of power in 1947. Lady Pamela ...
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India’s Partition – Part One

The partition of India led to millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fleeing their homes amid horrific violence. This is ...
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The nightclub that changed Ibiza

In June 1973, the nightclub Pacha opened in Ibiza. Other clubs with the capacity to fit thousands of people on ...
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Discovering Hale Bopp

Hale Bopp is one of the most widely observed comets of the 20th century. Its discovery in 1995 resulted in ...
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Pilgrims and History Textbooks

Abram Van Engen of Washington University in St. Louis taught a class about how the Pilgrims became part of the United States' founding story in 19th-century history textbooks. He described ...
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Baseball During the Depression

Pepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalism ...
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Conversation with Rep. James Clyburn D-SC

Former Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Joseph Riley and professor Kerry Taylor co-taught a course at The Citadel military college looking at why a new African American history museum is being ...
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Enjoy History? Discover Careers!

Hear from a panel of history alums about career possibilities in a variety of fields. Julia Bates '13, HR Project Manager, US Bank Eric O'Brien '99, Real Estate Agent, Commercial ...
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