Reversing the Chicago River
THE FIRST EPISODES The Chicago River originally flowed into Lake Michigan, carrying with it the city's sewage and industrial waste. This posed a serious public health risk as the city's drinking water intake pipes were located near the mouth of the river in Lake Michigan. Did you know that to fix the problem, late 19th-century city planners pulled off one of the most significant engineering feats in the nation’s history? They reversed the Chicago River! SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Jan 20246min
The Nazis and the Pope?
THE FIRST EPISODES The relationship between the Nazis and the Vatican during World War II has always been a complex and controversial topic, and it is important to note that the Catholic Church, represented by the Vatican, did not have a uniform stance on the Nazi regime and different individuals within the Church held varying views. Still, did you know that recently revealed Vatican documents uncovered a long-held secret that Pope Pius XII used a Nazi prince to negotiate with Adolf Hitler? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Dec 20237min
Fordlandia
THE FIRST EPISODES Cape Cod-style homes with white picket fences, perfect lawns, and a car in the driveway bring back memories of mid-20th century middle-class America, but did you know that deep in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil lay the remnants of just such a town built by American industrialist Henry Ford in the 1920s - a town he aptly named, Fordlandia? SUBSCRIBE to HISTORY SHORTS CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Dec 20237min
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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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
