EP 168: The Watergate Scandal (Part Two)
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the second part of the Watergate Scandal. In last week's episode, we left off with the White House Plumbers that Nixon had recruited to serve as his...
2 Jun 50min
EP 167: The Watergate Scandal (Part One)
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the Watergate Scandal. This was an absolutely explosive political scandal that – sadly, pales in comparison to modern-day political scandals – but w...
19 Mai 38min
EP 166: Shirley Chisholm
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing Shirley Chisholm. She was the first Black woman to be elected to the US Congress, she was the first Black candidate for a major-party when she ran f...
5 Mai 33min
EP 165: The Annexation of Hawaii
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the annexation of Hawaii…otherwise known as the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Because, when Hawaii was annexed to the United States, becoming t...
21 Apr 43min
EP 164: The Chinese Exclusion Act
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the very first major US law restricting immigration to the United States of a speci...
7 Apr 40min
EP 163: The Assassination of James Garfield
This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the assassination of 20th President of the United States James A. Garfield, an assassination that occurred in the summer of 1881. And the reason I g...
24 Mar 55min
EP 162: The American Presidents 101 (Part Two)
NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RELEASED IN MID-MARCH 2026 BUT WAS RECORDED IN EARLY-JANUARY 2026.This week on Hashtag History, we will be wrapping up our discussion of the American Presidents which we first b...
10 Mar 1h 33min
EP 161: The Newsboys Strike of 1899
WELCOME BACK FOR SEASON SEVENTEEN AND A LEAH TAKEOVER EPISODE!This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the 1899 Newsboy Strike. In the summer of 1899, New York City newsboys (or newsies) o...
24 Feb 48min
