Killing Truman
Did you know that if it had not been for some quick thinking on the part of the Secret Service on November 1, 1950, Harry Truman might have been added to the list of Commanders in Chief cut down while...
8 Aug 20248min
Fountain of Youth
You might have been to Florida at least once in your life. But did you know that supposedly the Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce the Leon only found it by accident in 1513 while searching for the fabled fo...
7 Aug 20248min
Mt. Everest Death Zone
There is no denying that expeditions to ascend Mt. Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, are some of the riskiest actions a person can undertake on this earth. But did you know that most of the ...
6 Aug 20248min
Uncle Sam
The story of Uncle Sam is a quintessential piece of American folklore and symbolism, representing the personification of the United States government and the American people as a whole. But did you kn...
5 Aug 20248min
Trivia: American Presidents
Want to take the next few minutes to test your knowledge of American Presidents? Don't worry—I'll give you the answers at the end! https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your...
4 Aug 20247min
What If: RFK Became President
Robert F. Kennedy, who was tragically assassinated in June 1968 while campaigning for the presidency of the United States, was a prominent figure with strong public backing and a vision for change and...
3 Aug 202411min
Conversations: The Importance of Compromise in the United States, w/ Alan Taylor
Professor Alan Taylor is a prominent American historian known for his work on early American history, particularly focusing on the colonial and Revolutionary War periods. Dr. Taylor is one of only fiv...
2 Aug 202412min
Titanic by the Numbers
When the luxurious passenger liner RMS Titanic was built in 1912, it was deemed practically unsinkable. Well, we all know how that ended. When looking at the disaster more analytically, instead of emo...
1 Aug 20248min
