The Kentucky Derby's First 50 Years
Although horse racing in general has been around much longer than the Kentucky Derby, including in the United States, the Derby itself has become the nation's most famous and prestigious horse racing ...
3 Mai 201729min
The Cato Street Conspiracy
Urbanization and mechanization, and all the downsides they brought with them, had continued in Great Britain in the years since the Luddite Rebellion. In response, a radical group plotted to assassina...
1 Mai 201727min
Abbott and Costello, Part 2
Abbott and Costello made it big in Hollywood during WWII, but the later part of their career together was beset by tragedy, money issues and personal problems that ultimately ended their partnership. ...
26 Apr 201737min
Abbott and Costello, Part 1
The comedy team of Abbott and Costello created some of the most memorable sketches in history. Their perfectly balanced energy catapulted them from burlesque and vaudeville stages to radio, and eventu...
24 Apr 201728min
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is one of the modern world's most infamous incidents of unethical medical research. The study's researchers told its participants that they were being treated for syphilis,...
19 Apr 201739min
Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy
Whitman is often touted as the best and most important poet in U.S. history, but he also worked as a teacher and a journalist. And his poetry career didn't start out particularly well. Learn more abo...
17 Apr 201733min
A Brief History of Foreign Food in the U.S.
One of the most diverse things about the U.S. is its food industry. Foodies obsessively seek out the “authentic” flavors of any given culture. But many of the foods brought to the U.S. via immigration...
12 Apr 201737min
Three Nuclear Close Calls
There have been many moments in history when the world came perilously close to a full-scale nuclear war, due to false alarms or miscommunication. One such moment is the only known time that a head of...
10 Apr 201728min
