The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of History, American Innovations and more.Listen to American History Tellers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting wondery.com/links/american-history-tellers/ now.
387 episodes transcribedBefore the 1950s, the Supreme Court was best known as an institution that adhered to the status quo. It often sought to protect the rights of...
Through most of 1941, as fighting raged across Europe, the United States held back from entering the war. That all changed in December, when...
After the Civil War, America began to rebuild a shattered nation. For the first time, the country could create a society without slavery, and...
In the early 1800s, the United States was growing rapidly, seeking land and resources for its expanding population. But the growth threatened...
After the War of Independence, the new American government created the Supreme Court to be have the final word on disputes that the states co...
The year 1968 marked a watershed in American politics. Anti-war protests were roiling the country. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr....
The 1929 stock market crash saw 14 billion dollars vanish in a matter of hours — and with it, the Republican party’s decades-long grip on Ame...
As the Civil War came to a close, the government set its sights once again on the future of the United States. Working closely with a Republi...
The United States won the The Mexican–American War in the 1840s, and with it vast new stretches of western land. But in the 1850s, the questi...
Andrew Jackson lost the 1824 presidential election to John Quincy Adams through what some called a “corrupt bargain” in the House of Represen...
In the earliest days of the United States, there was no such thing as an organized political party. George Washington, elected twice to the p...
Throughout our series, corporate giants and their exploitation of workers was disturbing evidence of capitalism run amok. That greed and disr...
In the spring of 1894, hundreds of unemployed workers trudged through rain and snow on a 400-mile trek from Ohio to the nation’s capital. The...
As the century came to a close, labor unrest reached explosive new heights. Industrial expansion made businessmen and bankers rich. But worke...
Amid the glamor and growth of the Gilded Age, racism and anti-immigrant hostility swept the nation. With the end of Reconstruction, white com...
In the spring of 1883, Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt threw the grandest party New York had ever seen, claiming her spot at the top of the city’s socia...
In the 1870s and 1880s, businessmen clawed their way to the top of the new industrial economy, accumulating staggering fortunes. Oil tycoon J...
In 1869, America connected its vast, sprawling territory with its most ambitious project to date: the transcontinental railroad. The country...
When the events of Stonewall happened in 1969, Eric Marcus was just a boy away at a New Jersey summer camp. Nearly 20 years later, he would d...
After a late-night police raid on the Stonewall Inn in June 1969, the LGBTQ community fought back in the streets of Greenwich Village. Sudden...
