History Shorts

A whole century before the world came to love—and/or hate—Tesla vehicles and the electric car craze they ushered, an automobile titan of the industry and one of the greatest minds to ever live collaborated to revolutionize the newly budding automobile industry. The development of a Ford-Edison electric car by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford sure makes a great what-if story. Yet, it's that much better...

The story of Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's largest and most influential brewing companies, is a pretty cool tale of innovation, resilience, and adaptation stretching centuries. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If most of your weekly meals include some form of chicken, you should know about the Chicken of Tomorrow contest. In fact, the competition held in the United States in 1948 to develop a more efficient chicken for meat production is likely the reason Americans came to like chicken as much as they do today. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.hi...

VINTAGE NEWS: This week's SUNDAY SERIES rotation returns to VINTAGE NEWS where we share with you headlines and stories from the pages of past newspapers - followed by a brief commentary. This week's story comes from page 1 of the New York Times , June 29, 1914. The article's title is "Heir to Austria's Throne is Slain with his Wife." https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Faceb...

Landmarks: Stonehenge Join Peter as he shares a few answers to some of the most asked questions about one of history's most mysterious landmarks. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conversation Series: Sharon McMahon Join Peter as he speaks with Sharon McMahon, an award-winning teacher, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and host of the Here's Where It Gets Interesting Podcast. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Nazi era in Germany, many still well-known companies from various industries either operated within Germany or collaborated with the Nazi regime in some capacity. Here is that story. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Muhammad Ali, who had been stripped of his heavyweight titles in 1967 due to his refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War, was making a strong comeback. It was June 27, 1972, and the world's arguably most famous boxer of all time was facing off against the heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry in their second match - the one where Ali stopped the fight in one of the most famous acts of sportsmanshi...

Richard Nixon's actions during the 1968 presidential election, particularly in relation to the Vietnam War peace negotiations, remain one of the most controversial aspects of his political career. Nixon, who was running as the Republican candidate, is widely believed to have deliberately undermined President Lyndon B. Johnson's efforts to negotiate a peace settlement in Vietnam. So did he? https:/...

Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, which began in 1519 and ended in 1522, stands as one of the most significant achievements in the history of exploration. This epic journey, under the Spanish flag, marked the first time that humanity had proven that the Earth was round through practical experience, though this was already known scientifically. Too bad - Magellan never saw it to i...

Join Peter and his special guests, the authors of Sabotage!, Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard, as they discuss one of World War II's biggest mysteries - the plane crash that killed the Polish Prime Minister, Wladyslaw Sikorski in 1943. BUY THE BOOKS: Sabotage!: An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 LIberator Crash that Killed Polish General Sikorski by Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard OR The D...

HISTORY SHORTS' JUST THE FACTS: Military History Join Peter as he shares some obscure historical military facts you can surprise your friends with at the water cooler at work - wait, does that still happen? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taj Mahal, one of the most iconic structures in the world, was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Constructed between 1632 and 1653 in Agra, India, this white marble mausoleum is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings ever created and photographed structures in the world.   https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast   CONNECT @ X...

CONVERSATION SERIES: Ben Macintyre Join Peter as he speaks with Mr. Ben Macintyre, a renowned historian and bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and Agent Zigzag. The two discuss Ben's latest release, The Siege. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the inconsistencies in Henry Ford's legacy of creating an automobile empire and putting Americans on the road with his affordable Model T is the often glanced-over treatment of his workers - particularly his hatred toward organized labor. And nothing would prove that to world than the 1937 event history would come to know as the Battle of the Overpass. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShorts...

It was an incident that pitted two of the most powerful men in the medieval world of their time. Referred to as the "Outrage of Anagni," in 1303, King Philip IV of France hatched a plot to kidnap Pope Boniface VIII - yep... that happened. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Some would have said that before America entered the conflict in 1917, the United States, with its neutrality and isolationism, was immune to the turmoil of World War I, which was waged across the Atlantic. Thanks to a disgruntled one-time Cornell University Professor, the world's most powerful and wealthy financier, JP Morgan, would beg to differ. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CO...

For all of those Marathon runners out there who regularly survive the 26-mile run - did you ever wonder about the origins of the name and the seemingly arbitrary distance? Enter the story of Pheidippides and his fabled run from Marathon to Athens - one of the most enduring legends from ancient Greek history.  https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at ww...

HISTORY SHORTS SUNDAY TRIVIA - Ancient Landmarks Test yourself to see how many ancient landmarks you can recognize based on a brief description. And don't forget to check out next month's Landmarks Limited Series on some of the places you will hear about today. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your...

REMASTERED: Join Peter for these bonus episodes as he revisits some of his early topics with extended content. Many people may not know that during WWII, the United States government brought thousands of German POWs back to the United States and held them in numerous camps across the nation. One of the most intriguing aspects of the already little-known event is that the U.S. decided to send their...

HISTORY SHORTS LIMITED SERIES: Conquerors - Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general, political leader, and eventually Emperor of the French, whose rise to power, dramatic military campaigns, and eventual downfall shaped European history in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshor...

CONVERSATION SERIES: Dr. Cathy Gorn Join Peter as he speaks with Dr. Cathy Gorn, the executive director of National History Day and adjunct professor of history at the University of Maryland at College Park. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast CONNECT @ X Facebook YouTube Find us at www.historyshortspodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The potato, native to South America and domesticated by indigenous peoples thousands of years ago, was brought over to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Funny, how one starchy vegetable ( although some still dispute that claim) took the world by storm - sustaining populations, shaping economies, and influencing cultural practices.  https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast...

Long before Jaws popularized the term "Summer Blockbuster," the 1933 film King Kong was the first special effects box office sensation. This landmark in cinema history, known for its revolutionary special effects, thrilling adventure, and larger-than-life story, is even more amazing when studied in the context of its two directors, whose ideas introduced the world to one of the most recognizable c...

Lost among the historiography on the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain,(and) its Native American allies, is often forgotten bloody incident near present-day Chicago, Illinois. The Fort Dearborn Massacre was the pinnacle of the brutal conflict frequently lost within the greater war narrative between the U.S. military forces and a coalition of Potawatomi warriors.  https://www.patreo...