New Orleans Voodoo
If you've ever watched a Voodoo scene in a horror movie, you might be forgiven for envisioning zombies, dolls and witchcraft when asked what it is. But in this episode of American History Hit, Don spe...
30 Okt 202339min
President Andrew Jackson
The seventh person to hold the position of President is arguably one of the most divisive.A strong-willed military hero, whilst President from 1829-1837, Andrew Jackson pushed American democracy forwa...
26 Okt 202338min
The Real Wild West
Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, John Wayne. We've seen them roping and wrangling and defeating their enemies, all by the time the credits role.But what was the role of cowboys in the real wild west? W...
23 Okt 202338min
Medieval North America: Gods of Thunder
From 800 to 1300 CE, a great religious movement swept Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Mississippi valley. This Medieval Warm Period was one of the most consequential eras in North American history...
19 Okt 202326min
Battle of the Alamo
A 13 day siege. 90 minutes of fighting. An almost 200 year legacy and the most popular tourist site in the state of Texas.The 1836 Battle of the Alamo has become a symbol of Texan pride and independen...
16 Okt 202333min
President John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams didn't just share a name with his father. He also followed in his footsteps to take the Presidency, and then lose it after one term.In this episode of our series on the Presidencies ...
12 Okt 202341min
What if the South Won the Civil War?
What if the Civil War had ended differently, with the South seceding from the Union? Would slavery have continued? Would the southern states have continued as a whole? Would any other states have foll...
9 Okt 202342min
Origins of the Vietnam War
In 1969, at the height of US presence, there were over half a million Americans in Vietnam.But why were they there in the first place? When did the conflict in Vietnam begin and how did it escalate to...
5 Okt 202334min
