Encore: The Age of Jackson | Good Feelings | 2
In the summer of 1817, President James Monroe toured the country in an effort to unify the ever-growing United States. His optimistic presidency ushered in what became known as “The Era of Good Feelin...
15 Juni 202232min
Encore: The Age of Jackson | Washington Burns | 1
In 1814, British troops burned down the White House. That fire would be extinguished, and the Executive Mansion would be rebuilt. But another fire smoldered on – a fire that would eventually consume t...
8 Juni 202235min
The Great Mississippi Flood | Media Storm | 4
In 1927, a slow-moving catastrophe like the Great Mississippi Flood was perfect material for a relatively new medium: radio. Over the airwaves, the flood became the first natural disaster that America...
1 Juni 202240min
The Great Mississippi Flood | Master of Emergencies | 3
Herbert Hoover’s management of the flood relief garnered widespread praise and put him in position to secure the Republican nomination for President. But the African-American press told a different st...
25 Maj 202238min
The Great Mississippi Flood | Dirty Water | 2
Early in the morning on April 22nd, 1927, flood waters from a break in the Mound Landing levee entered the town of Greenville, Mississippi. Within hours, the town was submerged in 10 feet of water. Th...
18 Maj 202239min
The Great Mississippi Flood | When the Levee Breaks | 1
In the winter and spring of 1927, record-setting rain fell across the central United States. The Mississippi River swelled to capacity, and by April, the water breached major levees. It was the start ...
11 Maj 202239min
Lewis and Clark | The Journey and the Journals | 4
The Lewis and Clark expedition changed the course of American history. But after its bold, charismatic leader, Meriwether Lewis, ended his life in an apparent suicide, the expedition was largely forgo...
4 Maj 202237min
Lewis and Clark | The Long Way Home | 3
After 18 months and over two thousand miles, Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery had reached the Pacific Ocean. Now, they would have to find their way back. And in a last-ditch bid for glory, they wo...
27 Apr 202237min
