The Bisbee Deportation
The 1917 Bisbee Deportation has elements of a labor strike, a wartime hysteria, a vigilante mob, and a mass propaganda effort, all rolled into one. It took place in Bisbee, Arizona, southeast of Tucso...
2 Maj 201837min
Mohenjo Daro
Mohenjo Daro is in the Indus river valley in present-day southern Pakistan. This ancient city has a unique identity in that we don’t know a lot about the people who lived there; most of the ideas of t...
30 Apr 201828min
SYMHC Classics: Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce was a soldier, a journalist, an editor, a satirist and a philosopher. He was a complicated man with an unwavering moral code and a life of experiences both fantastic and horrific, which...
28 Apr 201828min
Wendell Scott: Black NASCAR Driver in the Jim Crow Era, Pt. 2
Scott eventually managed to break into NASCAR racing, becoming the first black driver to do so. His career was a constant struggle, as he paid his own way and often had to be his own pit crew while co...
25 Apr 201838min
Wendell Scott: Black NASCAR Driver in the Jim Crow Era, Pt. 1
Wendell Scott was a black driver from the early days of NASCAR. After driving a taxi, working as a mechanic, and hauling moonshine, he started racing in the Dixie Circuit and other non-NASCAR races in...
23 Apr 201828min
SYMHC Classics: The Trial of Leo Frank
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21 Apr 201820min
The First Celebrity Chef: Marie-Antoine Carême
Today, there is an entire industry around celebrity chefs. But the first celebrity chef in the western world's history was born in late 18th-century France. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:...
18 Apr 201830min
The Ancient City of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis
The city of Ephesus fell under many different rulers throughout its history, as wars and shifting politics changed Asia Minor. For centuries, it endured, became a successful trade port, and was home t...
16 Apr 201826min
