The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 2
Once the effort to import hippos to the U.S. got the backing of a politician, two men with wild and intertwined histories, Frederick Russel Burnham and Fritz Duquesne, were brought on board to serve a...
3 Kesä 201526min
The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 1
In 1910, the U.S. had a meat shortage and a water hyacinth overgrowth problem. The obvious solution to the double dilemma: Import hippos from Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.i...
1 Kesä 201524min
An Interview With Dr. Elizabeth P. Archibald: Ask the Past
Dr. Elizabeth P. Archibald of Ask the Past has delved deep into old manuscripts to find pertinent and impertinent advice from the past. In this interview, she discusses the history of how-tos and her ...
27 Touko 201540min
A Brief History of Time Capsules
People feel very strongly about time capsules, even though the contents are often a little underwhelming. What actually qualifies as a time capsule, and what are some of the most notable ones? Read th...
25 Touko 201528min
Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hop, Part 2
Once Manning became a professional dancer and choreographer, his work took him all over the world. After WWII derailed his swing dancing, he had a hard time returning to a world where musical tastes h...
20 Touko 201528min
Frankie Manning and the Lindy Hop, Part 1
Frankie Manning grew up loving dance, learning and practicing in ballrooms and private parties in New York. His innovations in creating new moves for the Lindy hop led him from dancing as a hobby to a...
18 Touko 201522min
The Wright Brothers: An Interview With David McCullough
David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, talks about his research and discoveries about the Wright brothers, their extreme determination, their family, and the many, many people who pl...
13 Touko 201542min
The St. Kitts Slave Revolt of 1834
Until the 1830s, the dominant industry on St. Kitts was sugar, and the majority of the people living there were enslaved Africans who kept that industry going. When the act that was supposed to free t...
11 Touko 201526min
