History Shorts

King Charles II, also known as the "Merry Monarch," was a significant figure in English history, particularly during the Restoration period. But did you know that on the morning of February 2, 1685, t...

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Specialist 5th Class Clarence Eugene Sasser served in Vietnam as an Army Medic. Through numerous wounds and excruciating pain, he continuously administered aid to fellow soldiers for 20 hours as his c...

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Leaving the argument of which is better, Pepsi or Coca-Cola, for another time, did you know that the most popular soft drink in the world, Coca-Cola, was invented quite by accident in 1866 by an Ameri...

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The story of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's death is perhaps as much an enigma today as it was when shared with the world by the Russian propaganda machine in 1953. But did you know that Stalin's chan...

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The affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra is one of history's most famous and intriguing love stories. But did you know that it also produced Caesar's only male heir? Caesarion was destined to be...

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Few people remember Napoleon III's attempt to use the turmoil of the American Civil War in the 1860s to sneak past the United States Monroe Doctrine and establish a French client state in Mexico. But ...

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Did you know that in the 1930s, a historian named Harry E. Pratt studied Abraham Lincoln's purchase history and found a receipt for a fifty-cent purchase of cocaine just a month before Honest Abe woul...

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Our guest today is Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack H. Jacobs. His selfless acts under fire in Vietnam saved the lives of fellow soldiers and earned him the nation's highest military honors. The ...

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