The Last Hours of Alexander Hamilton
Most people know Alexander Hamilton died after his infamous duel with Aaron Burr. Fewer know he survived for another 31 agonizing hours. In this episode of History Shorts, we follow Hamilton from the ...
8 Jul 12min
The 1637 Mystic Massacre
Before sunrise on May 26, 1637, English colonists and their Native allies surrounded a fortified Pequot village near Mystic, Connecticut. Their orders were simple—and devastating: set it on fire. With...
7 Jul 12min
Inside the National WWII Museum w/ Cory Graff
What does World War II still have to teach us in a world where fewer and fewer people remember it firsthand? In this episode of History Shorts: Conversations, host Peter Zablocki sits down with Cory G...
6 Jul 26min
Mansa Musa and the Pilgrimage that Broke an Economy
In 1324, the richest man in history set out on a pilgrimage—and accidentally shook the global economy. In this episode of History Shorts, we follow the extraordinary journey of Mansa Musa, the legenda...
5 Jul 13min
The Last Revolutionary War Soldier: Daniel Frederick Bakeman
When most people think of the American Revolution, they picture powdered wigs, battlefield heroics, and the birth of a new nation. Few realize that the last verified soldier of that conflict lived lon...
4 Jul 12min
How the American Revolution was GLOBAL, w/ Sarah Pearsall
In this compelling episode, we sit down with award-winning historian Sarah M. S. Pearsall to explore her groundbreaking new book, Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution. A...
3 Jul 30min
Why did Hitler call it the "Third" Reich?
In 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power and began transforming Germany into a dictatorship. But one of the most revealing clues about his ambitions wasn't found in a speech, a law, or a military parade—it...
2 Jul 13min
The Forgotten Race to Map the Amazon's Last Wilderness
In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett vanished into the Amazon rainforest while searching for a lost civilization he called "Z." Accompanied by his son and a family friend, he entered one of the lea...
1 Jul 11min
