Griswold v. Connecticut was the U.S. supreme court decision that overturned laws banning...
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Podcasts de U.S. History
Pulitzer versus the U.S. Government (Part 2)
In Pulitzer’s later years, he became embroiled in a heated legal battle with the U.S. government...
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As a teenager, Mabel Lee fought for the women’s vote in the U.S. even though she wouldn’t benefit...
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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 1
Chapin built a life people envied, and had a great deal of power. His entire biography is full of...
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Joseph Pulitzer and the Rise of Yellow Journalism (Part 1)
Joseph Pulitzer is one of those pivotal figures in history, and his influence continues right on...
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Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 2
Chapin's successful journalism career crumbled as stress chipped away at his mental health, and...
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He’s synonymous with fraud today, but the most famous scheme Charles Ponzi pulled in his lifetime...
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Lucy Hobbs, later Lucy Hobbs Taylor, pursued a career in dentistry before that was recognized as...
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Deborah Sampson Gannett, aka Private Robert Shurtlliff
Deborah Sampson could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree...
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Kittie Knox was a cyclist during the bicycle boom of the late 19th century. She was biracial and...
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Horace Fletcher, the Great Masticator
Horace Fletcher is best known for starting a food fad in that came to be known as Fletcherism....
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The Autobiographies of Earl Lind - Ralph Werther - Jennie June
Earl Lind, Ralph Werther, and Jennie June were all pseudonyms of the same person, who wrote what...
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A. Philip Randolph was a key figure in the history of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. But...
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Square dancing has very old roots and has endured as a pastime to present day. Its history,...
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Eugene Jacques Bullard, Combat Pilot (Pt.. 1)
Bullard is often described as the first Black American fighter pilot – which is true – but he...
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Eugene Jacques Bullard and the Paris Jazz Age (Pt. 2)
After World War II ended, Eugene Jacques Bullard returned to Paris. He worked as a jazz drummer...
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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Midgley was a deeply respected researcher and chemist who received multiple awards. He also...
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Ellen Swallow Richards was a big part of the establishment of home economics as a field. But...
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The Developing History of Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are still in the middle of their story – and it’s one that is precarious....
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Spirit Boards and the Rise of the Ouija, Part 2
In addition to being the focus of corporate machinations, the Ouija board has also been invoked...
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