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397 episodes transcribedWhen it comes to US foreign policy in the early 20th Century, isolationism tends to come to mind. What, then, was Woodrow Wilson's impact on the end o...
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Very few people know what it is like to be in the infamous US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, but our 3 guests for this episode have all had fir...
When was the first bank robbery? What does it take to be successful in organized crime? Is it possible to be non-violent? And how might you avoid gett...
How did Egypt and Israel come to an agreement at Camp David in 1979? How did the USSR come to allow the operation of NATO troops in East Germany? Amba...
Who was Joe McCarthy? How did this Republican Senator come to lead a nationwide campaign against communism? And how did he bring about his own downfal...
When the US turned to Japan looking for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that one day soon they would imprison those who...
The 20th Century is up and running and the next President in our series, Woodrow Wilson, is in for a challenge. Reconstruction is over, Europe is on t...
In 1621 the Virginia Company of London put out a call for young, handsome and honestly educated women to become wives for the planters in its new colo...
Which President was best with their money? Which was worst? And are Presidents responsible for paying for their food, staff and parties during their t...
In June 1944, the joint forces of the Allies began the liberation of continental Europe on D-Day. But was there tension within the ranks?Don speaks to...
Sandwiched between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson is our 26th President of the United States, William Howard Taft. Did he have the confidence,...
Why did an aristocratic French man fight for American freedom? How influential was Lafayette? And what did he do on his return visit to the United Sta...
Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Boudicca, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel: what do these women have in common? They were all leaders of their nations...
Host Don Wildman has a message for listeners old and new, marking 200 episodes of American History Hit.American History Hit first started publishing i...
What kind of a nickname is Bull Moose? How progressive was Theodore Roosevelt's presidency? And how does his legacy live on?Don is joined once again b...
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."The youngest President ever, Lieutenant Colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment, uncle to Eleanor Roosevelt, fifth co...
How do our politicians use the media? Throughout the 2024 election we have seen a boom in the use of social media and cable news, so how far back does...
When the First World War ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918, how did army command relay the ceasefire to their troops? In fact, before radios and comp...
On 6th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American Exposition, a 6-month-long World’s Fair, in Buffalo...
