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From The History Guy. By an act of congress, on January 28, 1915 the United States Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life Saving Service were merged to create the United States Coast Guard. But the Coast Guard’s status as an independent branch of the military was not secure, even given the Coasties’ distinguished…
From The History Guy. The German invasion of Poland was dramatic, and drew the attention of the entire world, but fighting had actually begun even earlier as Germany sought to press its territorial ambitions. Often overlooked, actual combat occurred six months earlier, and not far from the Polish border with Czechoslovakia, in a tiny, autonomous…
From The History Guy. At the turn of the 20th century the world was facing a host of changes- industrialization, urbanization, mechanization, and a revolution in the role of women in society. And not everyone was on board with the changes. The conflict came to a head in January, 1908, when the New York City…
From The History Guy. Watch Civil War: The Untold Story "Bloody Shiloh" for FREE until January 27, 2021: https://www.magellantv.com/series/civil-war-the-untold-story/bloody-shiloh You can also gain access to MagellanTV’s entire history collection with my SPECIAL OFFER, a 1-month free membership: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. On December 7th, 1862, Confederate forces under General Thomas Hindman marched against a Union force in northwestern…
From The History Guy. The Ashtabula Bridge disaster of December 1876 brought about change for not only the town, but also in railroad procedures and legislative duty. The worst train accident in the United States in the 19th century deserves to be remembered. Check out our new community for fans and supporters! https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/ This is…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ Check out our new community for fans and supporters! https://thehistoryguyguild.locals.com/ On today’s episode…
From The History Guy. After spreading throughout Europe, Celts had been threatening Macedon and northern Greek states for years when a Celtic leader decided to invade. And just as the Spartans had done in 480 BC, a coalition of Greeks marched to meet them at Thermopylae. The ancient pass would once again be the site…
From The History Guy. The History Guy remembers Carlo Camillo Di Rudio who was notably hard to kill. His story is a ripping yarn that deserves to be remembered. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images…
From The History Guy. The world’s first steam-powered warship was designed by one of the most famous engineers if the era. The steam battery Demologos was almost an analogy for the energy of the United States as it entered the nineteenth century and established a new prominence on the world stage. This is original content…
From The History Guy. The NASA Surveyor program represented America’s first lunar landing, and the 87,000 pictures the Surveyor spacecraft sent home dramatically increased our understanding of our planet’s closest neighbor and only natural satellite. Please consider joining our new community where you can connect with The History Guy and team! The History Guy Guild…
From The History Guy. Just as the city was establishing itself as the financial capital of the United States, a combination of the results of rapid population growth and terrible weather resulted in a fire that laid waste to the wealthiest part of America’s wealthiest city. As the New York Mercantile Advisor wrote, “there is…
From The History Guy. In the 1850s, a fad started by Queen Victoria set off a massive increase in price for some very special items. Queen Victoria acquired a huge collection, and soon others in England and even elsewhere were jostling to get the best and most beautiful collections, competing over aesthetics and value. This…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ In today’s episode, The History Guy talks about two historic fruits: the banana…
From The History Guy. Though we usually take it for granted today, the development of a system that allows nearly anyone to hand off a package and trust that it will later arrive where you want it to was an incredible advancement, and one that is vital to modern life as we know it. This…
From The History Guy. Dozens of movies have included fantastic plotlines about Earth being invaded by aliens from another planet. It is a common movie theme, but not one you expect to see in real life. But, one winter day in Boston, the city found itself under siege by invaders from the moon, and the…
From The History Guy. The Christmas season is full of all kinds of traditions, many of which are different depending on what part of the world you’re in. But many of the traditions are similar as well, including one whose history you might ever have thought about: the Christmas Card. Among the earliest of modern…
From The History Guy. One of America’s most famous Christmas trees is intimately linked to one of the most devastating explosions in human history. The story is one of great tragedy, great heroism, and human compassion, that goes to the heart of the true meaning of Christmas. This is original content based on research by…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episodes we are talking about two stories of US navy destroyers.…
From The History Guy. The age of rigid and semi-rigid airships like the famous Hindenburg was a brief but exciting time, as the impressive ships promised to be part of a technological revolution. In the late 1920s the US began testing their use as flying aircraft carriers, able to launch and recover planes from the…
From The History Guy. Go to http://www.audible.com/historyguy or text historyguy to 500 500 to get your free trial and for a limited time, save 60% on your first 3 months of Audible! In the early months of WWII, during the period called the “Phoney War”, or by the Germans, the sitzkrieg, the combatants were not…
From The History Guy. Probably the most visible part of what makes a battleship a battleship are her guns – both the enormous main batteries and the dozens of smaller guns that dot the deck and superstructure. And the guns of USS Texas, fired at D-Day, at Iwo Jima, even at Wake Island – have…
From The History Guy. The use of microforms, where images and documents are reduced in size, can greatly reduce the amount of space necessary to store documents. But the history of this kind of microphotography has touched considerably more than just document storage. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images…
From The History Guy. Watch the first episode of World’s Greatest Ships for FREE until December 10, 2021: https://www.magellantv.com/series/worlds-greatest-ships/golden-hinde You can also gain access to MagellanTV’s entire history collection with my SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER: Buy one, get one free annual membership. https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. On the Night of November 30th, a Japanese force of destroyers moved in,…
From The History Guy. December 7, 1941 is remembered as the date that will live in infamy, but that term was spoken by President Franklin Roosevelt on December 8th. Nowhere was the weight of history more obvious than in the territory of Hawaii. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episode the history guy talks about two stories of history lost.…
From The History Guy. In August, 1862, Captain George Custer attended the wedding of West Point classmate, and Confederate officer, John Lea. One thing often overlooked in a discussion of war is how it affects the strongest of human emotions- love. Maybe it is the time of great loss that makes us recognize what is…
From The History Guy. Andy Granatelli was involved with cars from a young age, the race that would receive most of his interest was the so-called “Greatest Spectacle in Racing”: the Indianapolis 500. On the way he would make a name for himself both on and off the track, showing a flair for the dramatic,…
From The History Guy. Around 7 in the evening on April 21, 1900 two large explosions rocked the hamlet of Thorold, Ontario. It was an act of terrorism, an attempt to breach the locks of the Welland canal- a ship canal connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Erie, allowing ships to bypass Niagara Falls. Three men…
From The History Guy. Enjoy 20% off 6” and 8.5” MOVA Globes and free shipping within the continental US with code HISTORYBFCM. Shop now on https://bit.ly/TheHistoryGuyMOVAGlobes. In 2019 CNN measured paintings’ fame by the number of Google searches and found The Starry Night was the third most searched for painting in the world, behind two…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episode, we talk about the children of two of Russia’s most…
From The History Guy. A single event in 1120 set off years of war and instability that would lead to the rise of house Plantagenet, which ruled England until 1485. That one event was a disaster with reverberations throughout history, one of those moments on which history pivots. This is original content based on research…
From The History Guy. Eugene Francois Vidocq, was alternately a criminal, the head of the French Secret Police, a failed entrepreneur, and a private detective. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event…
From The History Guy. Watch Dust Storm for FREE until November 25, 2021: https://www.magellantv.com/video/dust-storm You can also gain access to MagellanTV’s entire history collection with my SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER: Buy one, get one free annual membership. https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. The storms of the Dust Bowl are legendary, epitomized in the April 14, 1935 ‘duster’ which gave the…
From The History Guy. When you think of military equipment, you might think of anything from tanks to socks, battleships to bandages. But one thing that doesn’t typically come to mind is candy. But sweets and soldiers have a long history, candy has changed the military, wars have changed candy, and military candy has changed…
From The History Guy. Pineapples are so culturally significant that pineapples adorn the tops of cathedrals, and serve as the domicile of one of the world’s most popular cartoon characters. An estimated 300 billion pineapples are farmed each year, and a 2021 YouGov poll lists pineapples as the sixth most favorite fruit, ahead of all…
From The History Guy. For many descendants of slaves, the history of what came before was forgotten – the names of their ancestors, of their homes, and of their cultures. Relatively few were able to leave memories of their lives and stories of what came before them, and even fewer were able to leave their…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episode, The History Guy is going to talk about several instances…
From The History Guy. By October 1943, the tide in the Battle of the Atlantic had turned, and the allies had shifted from fighting on the defensive to taking the battle to the U-boats themselves. But fishing for U-boats in millions of miles of ocean was a daunting task, and a dangerous one, as the…
From The History Guy. Watch The Battle of Monte Cassino: Hitler’s Soft Underbelly for FREE until November 11, 2021: https://www.magellantv.com/video/the-battle-of-monte-cassino-hitlers-soft-underbelly. You can also gain access to MagellanTV’s entire history collection with my SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER: Buy one, get one free annual membership. https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy. As the first month of the allied invasion of Italy came to…
From The History Guy. On May 4, 1917, one of the strangest air and sea battles in history took place in the North Sea in a fight so desperate that both sides literally fired until they ran out of ammunition. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public…
From The History Guy. Though relatively famous, the Japanese Fu-Go balloon bombs did little damage. But there was another balloon operation, similar in concept, that proved much more effective, and yet is considerably less well known. On the other side of the world it was the British who turned to balloons to wreak havoc on…
From The History Guy. In Antebellum St Louis, Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell was, to put it mildly, an eccentric, whose legendary reputation included body snatching, artillery, demagoguery, ghosts, a live bear, and murder most foul. He is said to have inspired a character in one of America’s most famous works of fiction. This is original…
From The History Guy. When the first European translation of Arabian Nights appeared in the Eighteenth century, it inspired others – including one truly remarkable Polish nobleman who wrote one of the strangest novels in history. The man who wrote it was nearly as odd, a polyglot and adventurer named Jan Potocki, who at the…
From The History Guy. This is an episode of the THG Podcast, which posts to YouTube once every two weeks in addition to regular History Guy content, about a month after it releases to podcast services. Subscribe to the RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/thehistoryguy/ On today’s episode we are talking about the War before the War, or…
From The History Guy. In southeastern Missouri there is an area of around 1700 square miles that, owing to its shape in relation to the rest of the state, is called the Missouri Bootheel. A little known part of Bootheel history is a project that has been described as one of the greatest engineering projects…