Belinda Sutton's Post-enslavement Petitions
After she became a free woman, Belinda Sutton successfully petitioned for compensation for her years of enslaved labor. This was one of many legal efforts of enslaved and formerly enslaved people to a...
14 Dec 201627min
An Interview With Sears Historian Jerry Hancock
Jerry, a Sears scholar and history teacher, joins Holly in the studio to talk about the historical significance of the building where HowStuffWorks is headquartered, as well as the company that built ...
12 Dec 20161h 11min
The Palmer Raids, Part 2
After a bombing attack on his home, Attorney General Palmer launched a series of raids on perceived threats to national security. Thousands of people were rounded up, many without cause or warrant, an...
7 Dec 201631min
The Palmer Raids, Part 1
After WWI, there was a great deal of social unrest in the United States. Additionally, there was a fear that Communist revolutionaries would try to take over the country. Adding fuel to the fear were ...
5 Dec 201631min
Alabama Governor George Wallace
Wallace was one of the most prominent voices against the Civil Rights Movement and its objectives. He spent multiple campaigns for both governor and president on an explicitly pro-segregation platform...
30 Nov 201633min
Rejected Princesses with Jason Porath
Author and illustrator Jason Porath joins Tracy and Holly in the studio to talk about women from history featured in his new book, including the Mancini sisters, Sayyida al-Hurra, Tomyris and Noor Ina...
28 Nov 201645min
The Dakota War of 1862 and the Whitestone Hill Massacre
In 1862, murder led to war between the Dakota and the United States. What followed was a campaign of retribution against multiple indigenous peoples, many who had nothing to do with the prior conflict...
23 Nov 201633min
James Webb and NASA’s Early Days
People are often surprised to learn that the namesake for the James Webb Space Telescope wasn't a scientist or engineer, but a lawyer and a bureaucrat. He was NASA's second administrator, and led the ...
21 Nov 201639min
