Forgotten Streetcar Tunnels of Chicago
Today we discover Chicago's forgotten streetcar tunnels, built centuries ago, they run under the Chicago river at 3 points and are sealed off from any access to the public. Learn more about your ad ...
5 Aug 202111min
Indy Neidell in Conversation
Welcome to It's History in Conversation with actor, musician, and writer, Indy Neidell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Jul 202159min
Going Viral in the 1920's (Flagpole Sitting to TikTok)
Have you ever wondered when the phenomenon of going viral started? Perhaps it can be dated back to Flagpole sitting. Pole sitting is the practice of sitting on top of a pole (such as a flagpole) for e...
14 Jul 20215min
When Germany attacked New Jersey | Black Tom explosion
The FBI recalls, It was still dark in Manhattan on a Sunday morning, July 30, 1916, when the sky suddenly exploded with an unnatural brilliance. Two million tons of war materials packed into train ca...
2 Feb 202110min
The Dancing Plague of 1518
The dancing plague (or dance epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (now modern-day France), in the Holy Roman Empire in July 1518. Somewhere between 50 and ...
26 Jan 202112min
Chernobyl's Belarusian FALLOUT zone
Chernobyl, most infamously known for the nuclear accident that almost wiped out Europe, occurred in Northern Ukraine and it's most associated with the nearby town of Pripyat, which was built for power...
18 Jan 202110min
Original Pripyat Evacuation Recording
The message broadcast during the evacuation of Pripyat: Attention! Attention! In connection with the accident at the Chernobyl atomic power station, unfavorable radiation conditions are developing in ...
11 Jan 20214min
Chernobyl ☢️ Ego + Fall-out = Tourism?
The Chernobyl disaster was caused by a nuclear accident that occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986, at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the...
11 Jan 202125min
