History Shorts

Joining History Shorts is Mr. Max Boot, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, policy columnist for the Washington Post, Global Affairs Analyst for CNN, and author of the recent New York Times Bestseller, Reagan: His Life and Legend. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even if one does not believe in ghosts, one must at least be intrigued by the stories surrounding San Diego's Whaley House. According to countless polls and opinions of those in the know, it is the most haunted house in the United States. Don't believe it? Even the U.S. Department of Commerce lists the building as an authentic Haunted House. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn mor...

Most of us know the name Mark Twain, but there is one story involving the famed author that, although it sounds like it belongs in a thriller, is actually true - that of a nightmare that foreshadowed actual death. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1889, a civil war in the Pacific Island kingdom of Samoa led Germany and the United States to intervene. The conflict seemed unavoidable, but Mother Nature had different plans. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is December 6, 1944, and the future president of the United States has to go to the bathroom. He knows there is no time as his B-26 bomber is about to take off, yet the 33-year-old Naval officer assigned to observe a bombing mission in the South Pacific simply cannot contain his urge to pee. And so, he steps off the plane - and lives to change American history.  https://www.patreon.com/c/Histor...

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We kick off our new weekend limited series with Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE), one of history's most legendary military leaders, the king of Macedon, and creator of one of the largest empires in the ancient world. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christianity emerged in the 1st century CE in the Roman province of Judea, rooted in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Yet, the Apostle Paul, who never knew Jesus in person, would have the most profound influence in spreading the Christian religion. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter speaks with American History Professor at UTK, Tore Olsson, about his latest book,  Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past , where Olsson unpacks the real historical context of the massively popular video game Red Dead Redemption II. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I assume most of us have heard of Cleopatra, Ancient Egypt's last queen pharaoh, or maybe even about some of the other twenty known Female Pharaohs. But how much do you know about the original, the first-ever, and arguably the most significant female pharaoh - Hatshepsut? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are amazing stories in history, and then there are the really amazing stories. Gene Bullard's (an elderly elevator operator at New York's RCA building in the 1950s) story fits into the latter category. Heck, it's the stuff Hollywood movies are made of. And yet, you probably never heard it. Let's change that. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

One may think that the person who brings down the man who assassinated one of the nation's most revered presidents would be a stand-up guy, a hero. Well, think again because Thomas "Boston" Corbett, the man who shot Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was not quite right upstairs. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we might know what Miranda Rights are, most of us have never heard of Ernesto Miranda, who, in 1963, prompted the passage of a law that has become an integral part of all arrests. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fight for women's suffrage began in the early 19th century and gained momentum throughout the 20th century.  Let's see how much you remember from school. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Islam, one of the world's major religions, traces its origins to Muhammad, a prophet who lived in the 6th and 7th centuries CE in Mecca, a city on the Arabian Peninsula. Islam is centered on the belief in one God, Allah, and is based on Muhammad's revelations, which are recorded in the religion's holy book, the Qur'an. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices...

Peter speaks with Damien Lewis, an award-winning former war and conflict reporter and the author of many number-one bestselling books, including  The Ministry of Ungentleman l y Warfare,  which was recently turned into a summer blockbuster. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As of 2024, approximately 3,536 Medals of Honor have been awarded, yet only one has ever been given to a woman. Here is the story of Mary Walker, the lone female recipient of the Medal of Honor. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that the story of the flag salute and the Pledge of Allegiance starts as an advertising gimmick for a magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have all undoubtedly heard of the surveyors' final product; we might have even spoken of it. But did you know that the Mason-Dixon line that divided the Southerners from the Northerners was actually designed, marked, and implemented by the British - way before there ever was a United States? Enter two British Surveyors tasked with the project, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. https://www.patre...

Walt Disney's visit to Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps is often cited as a key source of inspiration for the iconic Disney Castle, which appears in the company logo and in many of the Disney theme parks. Neuschwanstein is a fairytale-like structure built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the late 19th century. The wacky story of Ludwig, however, is often forgotten - yet it is one that per...

How well do you think you know the early history (not too early, though) of video games? Let us see! https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Around 2000 B.C., a group of travelers left the Sumerian city-state of Ur. According to the Old Testament of the Bible, among them was a man named Abraham and his wife Sarah. The story of Abraham would be passed down for centuries and become central to the origins of Judaism, the first of the three great monotheistic religions in world history. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn...

Peter speaks with Dr. Kurt Grahama, a public historian and director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Voynich Manuscript, named after Wilfrid Voynich, an antiquarian bookseller who acquired it in 1912 and is now housed at Yale University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is a fascinating book that contains more than 200 vellum pages of vivid, colorful illustrations and handwritten prose. There is only one problem: nobody knows what any of it means. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodc...

Sure, Aaron Burr is today known as one of history's most mistrusted public figures. And you probably know him for his famous duel with Alexander Hamilton. But did you know that there is another, even more sinister, story concerning Mr. Burr? It begs the question, was it even possible to like Aaron Burr? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...