Christories | History Lessons with Chris Distefano

This week Chris is talking about an overlooked atrocity during the late 1930’s in China — the Nanjing Massacre. The Japanese had been fighting with the Chinese for years and during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese had every intention of taking over more land and claiming it as their own.   After the Battle of Shanghai, the Japan thought that capturing the capital city of Nanjing, would m...

This week Chrissy is talking about your favorite republican president, ABRAHAM LINCOLN! He was a president during the civil war, he was a great orator and a good leader. We know him for not supporting slavery in the Western Expansion and that the South should not succeed. Chris talks about his banger speeches like The Gettysburg Address and how he got his way to win the war. Unfortunately date nig...

This week Chris is talking about a famous dictator of Europe, nope not from WWII, we're talking about Napoleon Bonaparte !  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Christories is talking to you about his favorite comedian Lucille Ball! Did you know that Lucille Ball was not originally a red head? She had brown hair and was starting out in show business at just age 15. She was a legend and a pioneer for sitcom television and women in comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Chris Distefano, your favorite comedian historian is talking about THE TITANIC! Not the movie, which was a 10/10 cinematic experience , talking about the actual sinkage of the first one! Chrissy talks about the RMS Titanic, a luxury steamship, that sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. We learn about the safety features and how this was a big deal to be on! I mean t...

This week on Christories, Chris is talking about the Spanish American War and the Annexation of Puerto Rico! Did you know that Cuba was a colony of Spain? Shout out Chrissy Columbus for discovering the America's for Spain! But Cuba was over it and so we went in to help the babes! We also went to go help Puerto Rico! Listen to how Teddy Roosevelt got his start in the war effort and how much Chrissy...

Happy MLK Day! This weekend we are celebrating one of the best civil rights activists, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. From HOT-Lanta to Alabama, MLK helped with legislative equality in America during the 1960s. Before he came along, there was Jim Crow Laws, KKK, and just racism in general. MLK fought for equality, but he did it PEACEFULLY, shout out Gandhi !! He worked with leaders and almost died a f...

This week Chris Distefano is talking history, AKA history AKA CHRISTORIES! This week Chris is talking about the Declaration of Independence. How did we become free? We once were 13 colonies being ruled by British and King George III to fighting the war! Chris talks the Sons of Liberty, Revolutionary War and how we said NO TAXATION without REPRESENTATION! Time is up!!  Comment your favorite moment...

This week Chris Distefano AKA Christories is coming to you talking about the A BOMB ! That's right, the atomic bomb! Everyone thinks it was a direct response to Japan's attack of Pearl Harbor, but it wasn't! It was for many other reasons, such as the Treaty of Versailles, Nanjing Massacre and for not surrendering! We got FDR running the show, talking to congress to let us join the war, Winston Chu...

It's time to learn with Chrissy D AKA Christories Distefano! Do you know the real story of Christmas? Is Jesus' birthday REALLY on December 25th? How did we get from celebrating a birthday to a big fat guy name Santa Claus being the main part of the show?? Listen to this episode where you'll learn about pagan traditions, Constantine the Great and how modern day Santa was created in the civil war?!...