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New York Morgue's Dark Secrets
Oct 31, 2024The unclaimed dead of New York City's streets and rivers were brought to the New York Morgue in the second half of the nineteenth century. This history is full of dark, sad stories and buried secrets....
Elections Explained: The Man Who's Lost The Most
Oct 28, 2024What causes a person to lose the Presidential election? Henry Clay ran for the Presidency 3 times, and for nomination by his party 5 times, but never made it to the Oval Office as the Commander in Chi...
The Doolittle Raid: WW2 Bombing of Japan
Oct 24, 2024If somebody asked you to go on a dangerous mission, no other details, would you volunteer? Well, in 1942, that's exactly what 120 crewmen of the US Army Air Force did. In this episode, find out how it...
Elections Explained: How FDR Won Four Times
Oct 21, 20244,322 days. That's how long Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office. Whilst no other US president has served more than two terms, FDR was elected four times! Was this because of his charisma, his oppo...
The Battle of Bull Run
Oct 17, 2024On July 21, 1861, Confederate and Union forces met for the first time in full-scale battle at Bull Run Creek, near Manassas, Virginia. By the end of the day nearly 900 men were dead, and it was clear ...
Elections Explained: A History of Voting
Oct 14, 2024We have a constitutional right to vote in the United States ... don't we? Find out in this first episode of American History Hit's series, Elections Explained. Having correctly predicted every electio...
Outlaws: John Dillinger | Public Enemy Number One
Oct 10, 2024What does it take to be the first person named as 'Public Enemy No.1' by the US Bureau of Investigation? In this episode, we're going to find out. Don is joined by Elliott Gorn to find out about the r...
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
Oct 07, 2024Did Columbus really think the Earth was flat? Where did he come from? Where did he get to? To untangle the myths of Columbus and his complicated legacy, Don spoke to Elise Bartosik-Velez. Elise teache...
Outlaws: Bonnie & Clyde
Oct 03, 2024Just how murderous were Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow? Where did those famous photos come from? And how did the press lead to the pair's demise? Don chats to Jeff Guinn, best-selling author and histo...
Woodrow Wilson & The End of WW1: The League of Nations
Sep 30, 2024When it comes to US foreign policy in the early 20th Century, isolationism tends to come to mind. What, then, was Woodrow Wilson's impact on the end of WW1? Don is joined by Charlie Laderman to find o...