Forgotten History with Dan O'Donnell

In 1876, Ulysses S. Grant seems to have predicted the ideological conflict that America is fighting against itself today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America's toughest men can sometimes create the most sensitive things. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Scottish immigrant just may have been the greatest conman in American history...or was he? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the majesty and beauty of the Stars and Stripes...which couldn't even muster an A in a high school history class! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A brave woman challenged her own status as a slave in court and in so doing set America on its long journey toward emancipation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A disastrous encounter with former President Theodore Roosevelt helps to shape a young man's destiny and change the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of the man who invented commercial radio and, with it, broadcasting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An American hero gave all to defend his community, and in so doing made history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to some brilliant marketing, a World War I gas mask filter has become one of America's most popular products See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes, in the biggest of tragedies, the smallest of items can help a nation mourn and rebuild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was there really a President of the United States who served for exactly 24 hours? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rebellion against the government that led to the creation of an important government institution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a raucous Christmas party at West Point forever altered American society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A lost dog forever changed British perceptions of General George Washington See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Think today's War on Christmas is bad? In the 1600s, Puritans literally banned celebrating! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegations of a stolen election and police brutality that led to rioting and even open insurrection. 2020? Nope. 1946 in the sleepy community of McMinn County, Tennessee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did a presidential candidate get nearly a million votes from prison? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A British invasion of Baltimore is thwarted by merchant sailors who sacrificed everything they had for America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The tiny village of New Harmony, Indiana becomes a warning for the rest of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When is a fruit not a fruit? When the United States Supreme Court says it's not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just who were the two people who on V-J Day shared what is perhaps America's most famous kiss? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chance encounter created a coincidence so incredible that it just may have been guided by destiny itself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Presidential debates can trace their history to a hard-working college students. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even at 68 years old and walking with a cane, President Andrew Jackson had one last fight in him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The incredible story of the old British soldier who saved thousands of people on 9/11. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.