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History Shorts

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  • Each day, award-winning historian and author Peter Zablocki shares his research into the little-known and hidden-in-plain-sight historical curiosities you probably never heard of. All in the little time you probably do not have.
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  • The Little Truck that Could

    The Little Truck that Could
    Jun 3 2024
    As tensions rose globally in the late 1930s, the U.S. military recognized the need for a versatile, lightweight vehicle that could replace horses and motorcycles for reconnaissance and other utility roles. Enter, the Jeep.
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    10 mins
  • Conversations: H.W. Brands

    Conversations: H.W. Brands
    May 31 2024
    Our guest today is H.W. Brands, an award-winning historian, the Chair of History at the University of Texas at Austin, and a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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    12 mins
  • Wall Street Under Attack!

    Wall Street Under Attack!
    May 30 2024
    Long before the World Trade Center bombing of 1993 and the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the most destructive terrorist attack in New York City occurred on September 16, 1920. In fact, at the time, the Wall Street bombing of 1920, also known as the J.P. Morgan bombing, was considered the deadliest act of terrorism in U.S. history.
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    8 mins
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