LBJ's Legacy
The Vietnam War or the Great Society? Which event looms larger in the history of the United States? The 36th President of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson, is often weighed up in these terms -...
15 Touko 202341min
The Rise of Buffalo Bill
He was the most famous man in the world at the turn of the 20th century, bringing the American frontier to the rest of the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. But who was Buffalo...
11 Touko 202319min
Roanoke: The Lost English Colony
When it was founded in 1585, Roanoke was intended to be the first permanent English outpost in America. So how did it become the 'lost colony'?In this episode, Don is joined by Professor Mark Horton, ...
8 Touko 202342min
The King & FDR: The Birth of the Special Relationship
In 1939, on the invitation of Franklin D. Roosevelt, King George VI became the first reigning British monarch to set foot on American soil.So what triggered this monumental moment in the transatlantic...
4 Touko 202338min
Battle of Amiens
In August 1918, the battle of Amiens brought the German army's 'black day' and the beginning of the end of the First World War.But what happened at Amiens? How were US troops involved in this battle? ...
1 Touko 202320min
Cahokia: The Medieval Mississippian City
Nearly a thousand years ago, America's first city appeared in the Mississippi flood plain. Don finds out about a day in the life of Cahokia, what its vast mounds were used for, and why it is so poorly...
27 Huhti 202342min
How Horses Conquered America (Twice)
Horses have been a bulwark of American culture and society for centuries. Think of cowboys in the Mid-West or Native Americans riding bareback on the Great Plains. But new, ground-breaking archeologic...
24 Huhti 202325min
Becoming Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin is considered by many to be one of the first to live the American Dream. He came from humble beginnings, Franklin was raised in Boston, the last of 17 children. Márcia Balisciano tel...
20 Huhti 202322min
