Hygiene History: Soap and Semmelweiss
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of hygiene history. First he talks about the long history of soap, and then he tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, one of the first doctors to ar...
28 Nov 202354min
Mad Monarchs: Charles VI and Ludwig II
On today’s episode, The History Guy talks about two Mad Monarchs. The first is Charles VI of France, whose mental illness changed the fortunes of France and who was nearly set aflame in the Ball of th...
14 Nov 20231h 1min
Ancient Egypt: The Pyramids and the Silver Pharoah
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of Ancient Egypt. First he talks about the far off period of the Old Kingdom, and how the ancient Egyptians transitioned to building the massive m...
31 Okt 202359min
Terror in the Air: TACA 110 and China Airlines 006
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of harrowing passenger plane incidents in the 80s. First he tells the story of TACA 110, where pilots did everything right only to find themselves...
17 Okt 202357min
The P-38 Lightning
On today’s episode the History Guy talks about one of the most iconic planes of WWII: The P-38 Lightning. First he tells the unlikely tale of how such a radical design even made it to production, and ...
3 Okt 20231h 2min
New York Riots
On today’s episode the History Guy tells the stories of two New York City riots, both of which began over seemingly trivial issues. First he tells the story of the Shakespeare riot, when a disagreemen...
19 Sep 20231h 3min
Forgotten Naval Battles of WWI
On this episode, the History Guy talks about two forgotten stories of the naval front of the Great War. First, he talks about the first naval battle of the war, which took place on a large lake in ea...
5 Sep 202358min
"My Name is Aaron Burr"
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories about one of the most famous ‘villains’ of the early American republic, the much maligned third vice president of the United States, Aaron Burr, a...
22 Aug 20231h 11min
