The Statue of Liberty Attacked
THE FIRST EPISODES Each year, millions of people visit perhaps the most popular lady in America, New York Harbor’s Statue of Liberty, and equally probably, that same number is disappointed when they learn upon getting there that they cannot visit the statue’s highest elevation, her torch. But did you know that the reason behind the disappointment goes back to German Saboteurs from WWI? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Des 20236min
Khrushchev Meets Marilyn
THE FIRST EPISODES Perhaps one remembers studying about the early Cold War or even living it. It was a time when the fear of communism led to countless investigations and witch hunts that ruined the lives of many, including known celebrities. BUT DID YOU KNOW that the same Hollywood that banished suspected communists from its ranks bent over backward, just a few years later, to entertain the leader of the so-called “evil” communist empire? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Des 20236min
It's a Wonderful Life
THE FIRST EPISODES Most of us have seen arguably the biggest holiday classic movie, “It's a Wonderful Life.” A film that, while structured to be hit when it opened right before Christmas of 1946, within a week became the year’s biggest flop. Yet, did you know that if it were not for the movie being so quite literally forgotten, it would likely never have become the classic holiday favorite it is today? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Des 20236min
Gladiators drinking Gatorade
THE FIRST EPISODES There are companies, podcasts, and review shows dedicated to sports nutrition, post and pre-workout supplements, and basic hydration practices. But did you know that Roman Gladiators, the sports stars of their time, had their own workout drink for after their matches? That is, if they lived, of course. SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Des 20235min
Did you say, Terracotta Army?
THE FIRST EPISODES Alexander the Great had his famous army, and who could forget the Spartans or Napoleon’s forces, but did you know one of history’s most famous armies was only discovered in 1974? And ironically we never knew it even existed. SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Nov 20236min
Sending Nazi POWs to College
THE FIRST EPISODES Many people may not know that during WWII, the United States held a significant number of German prisoners of war in various camps across the country. But did you know that unlike in other countries, America’s POWs were sent to college? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Nov 202310min
Rosa Parks
THE FIRST EPISODES Still with podcasting training wheels on - join Peter for another episode of some interesting history. Everyone knows of the famous Rosa Parks stand that united a movement that changed America forever, but did you know that Parks giving up her seat, like many other things we think we know about her action, was not a spontaneous event but a pre-planned action? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Nov 20235min
The Real Dr. Frankenstein
THE FIRST EPISODES Still with podcasting training wheels on - join Peter as he shares the story of a 19th-century doctor who nearly brought someone back from the dead in the 19th. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was only in print for a few months when a Scottish physician caused quite a sensation in Glasgow. So, did you know that in 1818, in Scotland, a real-life Dr. Frankenstien nearly brought a person back from the dead? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Nov 20234min
