The Castrated Angel Singers of Rome
For centuries, their voices were said to sound unearthly, pure, soaring, and unlike anything heard before or since. In this episode of History Shorts, we explore the haunting and controversial history...
27 Jan 10min
Pulaski: The Father of American Cavalry
In this episode of History Shorts, we tell the dramatic, transatlantic story of the Polish nobleman who helped shape the American Revolution from the saddle. Branded a traitor in his homeland after fi...
26 Jan 13min
The Great Awakenings: When America Found Religion
At two pivotal moments in American history, waves of religious revival swept across the colonies and the young United States, reshaping faith, politics, reform movements, and the very idea of what it ...
25 Jan 12min
Did President Van Buren Invent How We Do Politics Today?
Nicknamed "The Little Magician," Martin Van Buren was one of the most skilled political operators in American history, and one of its most misunderstood presidents. He didn't win power through battlef...
24 Jan 10min
Conversations: Spies in My Blood, w/ Alex Storozynski
In this powerful interview, History Shorts welcomes Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, historian, and author Alex Storozynski to discuss his gripping book Spies in My Blood, a deeply personal explorat...
23 Jan 37min
The Dred Scott Decision that shook America
In 1857, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most devastating rulings in its history: Dred Scott v. Sandford. At its center was Dred Scott, an enslaved man who sued for his freedom after...
22 Jan 10min
Ike's Heart Attack That made America Health-Conscious
In September 1955, the most powerful man in the world, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, suffered a heart attack while in office. The news stunned the nation. At a time when heart disease was poorly und...
21 Jan 11min
Killing Margaret Thatcher
In the early hours of October 12, 1984, a bomb detonated inside the Grand Hotel in Brighton, ripping through the building just feet from where British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was sleeping. Th...
20 Jan 11min
