Episode 309: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
In this week's episode, listen to the tale of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, when actor John Wilkes Booth shot the sitting US president in Ford's Theatre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
26 Maj 202445min
Monuments Episode 21: The Alhambra
This week's monument is the Alhambra, a mediaeval hilltop citadel overlooking the Spanish city of Granada, that is one of the finest examples of Islamic architecture in the entire world. Hosted on Ac...
24 Maj 202415min
QAH Episode 59: Ten Cent Beer Night
Quarter-Arsed History presents: Ten Cent Beer Night, a baseball game at which beer was sold at ten cents a cup, leading to streakers, missiles pelting the players on the field, and eventually a full-b...
22 Maj 202418min
Episode 308: The History of the United States - Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony
In this week's episode, conclude an overview of US history with the last of a four-part series, this week getting across the radical changes that took place in post-war USA, with things like the Cold ...
19 Maj 20241h 18min
Monuments Episode 20: The Louvre Palace
This week's monument is the Louvre Palace, a building in Paris, France that is today home to what is today the world's most famous art museum, but used to be a royal residence for French kings. Hoste...
17 Maj 202420min
QAH Episode 58: The Harlem Hellfighters
Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Harlem Hellfighters, the nickname given to the US 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of mostly African-American soldiers sent over to Europe to fight in the First Worl...
15 Maj 202418min
Episode 307: The History of the United States - Part 3: Reconstruction and World War
In this episode of Half-Arsed History, get stuck into the third of four episodes covering the history of the United States of America, this time covering the Reconstruction and Progressive Eras, the W...
12 Maj 202458min
Monuments Episode 19: Notre-Dame de Paris
This week's monument is Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most famous Gothic-style cathedrals on the face of the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Maj 202425min
