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380 episodes transcribedBehind the handshakes of leading politicians, beyond the trade deals and beneath mutually beneficial military deals, how has the 'special relationship...
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There are no other historic sites like this one on the planet. The concentric semi circles and mounds of Poverty Point in Louisiana are a mystery not...
Why were gay federal employees seen as a national security threat during the 20th century? How might they in fact have been more of an asset? And how...
Approximately 100 thousand flights take off and land each and every day. A months long journey on a boat is condensed to just a few hours with the hel...
Of all of the people enslaved in the southern United States over time, 40% of them were owned by women. For example, when she married George Washingto...
From the rings on our fingers, to coins in our pockets and, for a select few, the medals hanging around our necks. Gold is one of the most coveted met...
He's the best president that the United States has ever had ... at least according to one 2021 C-span study.But how did Lincoln's religious views affe...
13 equal horizontal stripes in red and white, with a navy blue square in the top left bearing 50 small white five pointed stars. It's recognisable the...
Was the USA already a superpower when it joined the Second World War? How did it turn from an isolationist nation to a force ready for action? To...
Between 1871 and 1872, Labette County, Kansas became a source of mystery. Several people have gone missing on their journey west and a few bodies have...
The Vietnam War or the Great Society? Which event looms larger in the history of the United States? The 36th President of the United States, Lynd...
He was the most famous man in the world at the turn of the 20th century, bringing the American frontier to the rest of the United States, the United K...
When it was founded in 1585, Roanoke was intended to be the first permanent English outpost in America. So how did it become the 'lost colony'?In this...
In 1939, on the invitation of Franklin D. Roosevelt, King George VI became the first reigning British monarch to set foot on American soil.So what tri...
In August 1918, the battle of Amiens brought the German army's 'black day' and the beginning of the end of the First World War.But what happened at Am...
Nearly a thousand years ago, America's first city appeared in the Mississippi flood plain. Don finds out about a day in the life of Cahokia, what its...
Horses have been a bulwark of American culture and society for centuries. Think of cowboys in the Mid-West or Native Americans riding bareback on the...
Benjamin Franklin is considered by many to be one of the first to live the American Dream. He came from humble beginnings, Franklin was raised in Bost...
Much of American history has been redacted. Since the World War 2, the number of secrets the US government has kept has grown exponentially. There are...
