Tin Can Ships: Destroyers and the First Submarines Sunk by the US in Both World Wars
On today’s episodes we are talking about two stories of US navy destroyers. The first story is about the USS Fanning, which took part in the sinking of the first german submarine sunk by American ship...
2 Nov 20211h 7min
History Lost: The 1890 Census and the 1973 NPRC Fire
On today’s episode the history guy talks about two stories of history lost. First, the saga of the 1890 census, a marvel of advanced data collecting at the time that was lost almost completely in a se...
19 Okt 202154min
Pawns and Princes of Russia: Tsarevich Dmitry and Svetlana Alliluyeva
On today’s episode, we talk about the children of two of Russia’s most notorious leaders. First is the story of Tsarevich Dmitry, youngest son of Ivan the Terrible. Killed in his youth, years later me...
5 Okt 202152min
Weird Weather: 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak, 1943 Black Hills Record, and the Great White Hurricane
On today’s episode, The History Guy is going to talk about several instances of Weird Weather. First, he’ll talk about the 1974 tornado super-outbreak. Then he’ll tell the story of record breaking wea...
21 Sep 202154min
The War Before the War: The Undeclared War and the Reuben James, WWII Iceland, and the 'Phoney War'
On today’s episode we are talking about the War before the War, or the period of WWII when war had often not officially commenced but was arguably already underway. First The History Guy will talk abo...
7 Sep 20211h 10min
Nuclear Near Misses
On today’s episode we are talking about two nuclear accidents. First we talk about Operation Chrome Dome and the time that the United States accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on Spain in the Palomare...
24 Aug 20211h 5min
Tales of the Gilded Age: Cleveland's Secret Surgery and the Harrison Horror
On today’s episode The History Guy talks about two stories of the oft-forgotten Gilded Age. First is the story of how Grover Cleveland snuck aboard a yacht and had a secret surgery to remove a large t...
10 Aug 202158min
Pilotless Planes: Planes that Landed Themselves, the L-8 Blimp, and Taffy Holden
Stories of Pilotless aircraft! First, The History Guy talks about three planes that managed to land themselves after their pilots were forced to bail out, before talking about the mystery of the L-8 B...
27 Juli 202149min
