Rebellion in the Early Republic - The Whiskey Rebellion | 3
Only a few years after Shays’ Rebellion was suppressed, a new revolt broke out in western Pennsylvania. Anti-government resentment had been growing on the frontier for years. Then in 1791, the U.S. go...
1 Huhti 202042min
Rebellion in the Early Republic - A Constitution Shaped by Revolt | 2
Tensions reached a climax in the freezing winter of 1787, as Daniel Shays and 1,500 rebel soldiers stormed the federal arsenal in Springfield, Massachusetts. The rebels hoped to seize arms and ammunit...
25 Maalis 202040min
Rebellion in the Early Republic - Farmer Uprising | 1
The dust had barely settled on the American Revolution when new unrest erupted in western Massachusetts. Thousands of farmers and laborers rose up in protest against unjust taxes and a state governmen...
18 Maalis 202037min
Encore: What We Learned from Fighting the Spanish Flu | 1
In light of growing concerns about the coronavirus, we’re revisiting an episode we ran last spring. One hundred years ago, the Spanish flu pandemic forever reshaped the way the United States responds ...
11 Maalis 202047min
Tulsa Race Massacre Update: Excavating Mass Graves | 7
New archaeological evidence suggests mass graves holding the remains of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre may exist on two sites in Tulsa. And now scientists plan to excavate portions of those sites ...
4 Maalis 202037min
California Water Wars - Los Angeles and the Future of Water | 6
UCLA environmental historian Jon Christensen discusses Los Angeles, its never-quenched thirst for water, and what that means for the future.Support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at ...
26 Helmi 202040min
California Water Wars - Collapse | 5
With the failure of the Watterson brothers’ banks, the Owens Valley community was forced to abandon its fight for water rights against the city of Los Angeles. William Mulholland, the Los Angeles wate...
19 Helmi 202037min
California Water Wars - We Who Are About to Die Salute You | 4
After years of letting their water be used by the city of Los Angeles, the farmers and ranchers of the Owens River Valley decided to fight back. What would come to be known as California’s Civil War w...
12 Helmi 202037min
