Stuff you Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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How the Boston Molasses Flood Worked
Today, people associate molasses with cookies and other sweets. Yet ...
Today, people associate molasses with cookies and other sweets. Yet in 1915 molasses was used in munitions as well as food -- and Boston had one of the biggest tanks around. Learn how molasses flooded Boston in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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Interview with President Jimmy Carter: Cuba
In the final episode of a five-part series, former President ...
In the final episode of a five-part series, former President Jimmy Carter examines human rights and the United States, using Cuba as an example. Learn more about the United States and Cuba in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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How Blackbeard Worked
Better known as Blackbeard, Edward Teach (or, alternately, Thach) started ...
Better known as Blackbeard, Edward Teach (or, alternately, Thach) started out as a lowly privateer. Listen in as Katie and Sarah explore the facts behind the legendary pirate -- as well as the history of piracy -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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Interview with President Jimmy Carter: Human Rights
In the fourth episode of a five-part series, former President ...
In the fourth episode of a five-part series, former President Jimmy Carter examines human rights and the foreign policy goals of the United States. Learn more about the United States and human rights in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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Madame de Maintenon and Louis XIV
As the Sun King, Louis XIV ruled France for over ...
As the Sun King, Louis XIV ruled France for over 70 years. Yet even a king can't get everything he wants. Learn about Louis' secret marriage to Madame de Maintenon -- and why it was secret -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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Interview with President Jimmy Carter: Camp David Accords
In the third episode of a five-part series, former President ...
In the third episode of a five-part series, former President Jimmy Carter looks back on his work forging the Camp David Accords. Learn more about international negotiation in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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How the Shootout at the OK Corral Worked
The infamous shootout at the OK Corral has been immortalized ...
The infamous shootout at the OK Corral has been immortalized in American culture -- but what's the real story behind the legend? Join Katie and Sarah as they explore the events that led up to this famous shootout in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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Interview with President Jimmy Carter: Free Elections
In the second episode of a five-part series, former President ...
In the second episode of a five-part series, former President Jimmy Carter details the Carter Center's work supporting free elections and fighting disease across the globe. Listen in and learn more in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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John Snow's Ghost Map
In this episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, ...
In this episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, Katie and Sarah discuss Dr. John Snow's famous "ghost map" and work tracing a cholera outbreak in Victorian London.
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Interview with President Jimmy Carter: Guinea Worm Disease
This episode, the first in a five-part interview series with ...
This episode, the first in a five-part interview series with former President Jimmy Carter, details the Carter Center's work on the eradication of Guinea worm disease.
