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April Calahan on France's Fashionable Resistance
Fashion historian April Calahan joined Holly for a talk about the surprising ways that women of...
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In 1973, after a series of earthquakes, a fissure was opened up on the eastern side of the...
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Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad (Part 1)
Most people are familiar with her involvement with the Underground Railroad, but Harriet Tubman...
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Bayard Rustin, 'Angelic Troublemaker' (Part 1)
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay black man born in 1912. He spent his life working tirelessly for...
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Bayard Rustin and the Civil Rights Movement (Part 2)
Because of his previous ties to the Communist Party, his race, and his sexual orientation, the...
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The Achaemenid Empire was founded by Cyrus II in the 6th century BCE, and it became an empire...
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The Discovery of 'Planet' Ceres
For a long time, astronomers believed that there must have been a planet lurking in the gap...
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Miss Bland was a jockey, a sports photographer, a journalist, a car dealer and a pioneer farmer....
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Doss was the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, though he's not the...
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While his name is most strongly associated with the sewing machine, Isaac Singer's life is a tale...
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Industries and governments had a really weird preoccupation with protecting people from margarine...
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Industries and governments had a really weird preoccupation with protecting people from margarine...
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For parts of the 20th century, the U.S. and Mexico had agreements in place allowing, and even...
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Yosemite and James Hutchings, Pt. 2
Because he saw himself as Yosemite's ambassador, Hutchings was surprised when the state of...
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Famed lady pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read are often requested as a topic by listeners. but...
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During the French and Indian War, a clash between Cherokee tribes and the British -- who had been...
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The Boy Jones, Queen Victoria’s Persistent Intruder
Not long after young Victoria became queen, a young man got into Buckingham Palace, wandered...
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The Boy Jones, After Buckingham
Even though Edward Jones served two prison sentences for his intrusions into Buckingham palace,...
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Author Interview: Jason Surrell and The Haunted Mansion
To celebrate the Halloween season with a little Disney flair, Holly chatted with the author of...
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