American History Hit

American History Hit

Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today.

We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.

From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

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The Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party

Today we're delving into our back catalogue and revisiting the topic of the Boston Tea Party...On December 16th 1773, Bostonian colonists took a stand against the British Crown in the Boston Tea Party...

18 Des 202520min

Life on a Mississippi Steamboat

Life on a Mississippi Steamboat

It's one of the most iconic symbols of early Americana; it conjures up images of bustling saloon bars and Mark Twain. But as glamorous as they may seem, there's a dark side the history of the Steamboa...

15 Des 202545min

What Was The Ghost Dance?

What Was The Ghost Dance?

Reunion with the dead. The return of lands, food supplies and buffalo. The disappearance of white settlers.By the end of the 19th Century, the forced assimilation of Native American people was officia...

11 Des 202542min

The German Spies at Pearl Harbor

The German Spies at Pearl Harbor

What would you do if you discovered that members of your family had spied for the Japanese at Pearl Harbor? When this happened to Christine Kuehn, she wanted to find out more.Alongside her husband, fo...

8 Des 202540min

The Quakers' Rebellious Origins

The Quakers' Rebellious Origins

How could walking naked through town be seen as religious? What about digging up a corpse? Or bursting into church services to cause mayhem?In this episode, Dr Erica Canela takes Don back to the first...

4 Des 202550min

What Was the American Ice Age?

What Was the American Ice Age?

For thousands of years, North America was a frozen frontier buried beneath miles-deep ice... How did the first people reach the Americas live here? What was it like to share the land with mammoths, ma...

1 Des 202543min

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

In the fall of 1621, a year after the pilgrim ship the Mayflower landed on the coast of New England, the settlers of the Plymouth Colony celebrated their first successful harvest. Joining them at the ...

27 Nov 202544min

Crime of the Century: Who Kidnapped Charles Lindbergh Jr?

Crime of the Century: Who Kidnapped Charles Lindbergh Jr?

The Lindbergh Kidnapping is one of the most influential crimes in American history; it plunged a national hero into an investigation which changed the way America thought about law, justice, and “cele...

24 Nov 202551min

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