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From The History Guy. On the same day of the battle of Antietam, 78 residents of the Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania area, died in the worst civilian disaster of the U.S. Civil War- most of them women, some of them just children. But the disaster was nearly forgotten in the shadow of the battle, and the demands…
From The History Guy. In modern Poland and Germany, the Teutonic order of knights fought to colonize and Christianize the “Old Prussians” and other groups living along the coast of the Baltic Sea. One of the ways they secured their power was to build fortresses as bases that could keep the local population submissive, and…
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/ Stories of Pilotless aircraft! First, The History Guy talks about three planes that…
From The History Guy. Mosquitos spread malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, West Nile virus, zika virus and numerous other deadly and debilitating diseases. As there are an estimated over 100 trillion mosquitoes on the planet at any given moment, it should not come as a surprise the mosquitos have had a significant impact on war.…
From The History Guy. On the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of the profession of firefighting. "A History of Firefighting" was originally posted by The History Guy on September 11, 2019. This version of the episode contains a new introduction and conclusion, additional content, and updated list…
From The History Guy. Though by far the most famous, the protest in Boston Harbor was only one of many ‘tea parties’ that followed all over the American colonies. The History Guy remembers the forgotten history of the "other" tea parties. This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the…
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From The History Guy. On March 9th, 1946 a letter was stamped as “received” at the Governor’s office in Springfield, Illinois. Miners at the Local 52 union of the United Mine Workers of America had addressed the letter to governor Dwight Green, begging him to take action at what they considered unsafe conditions at their…
From The History Guy. The Cuban missile crisis so dominated both the news at the time and the study of history since that the World, fearing all out war between the US and the Soviet Union, nearly missed that, at the exact same time, they needed to fear all out war between the US and…
From The History Guy. Before social media and summer blockbusters, before even the concept of a “movie star,” one extraordinary woman created the blueprint for the stars of today. Without a single tweet, having never posted on instagram, the woman who has been described as “the world’s first celebrity” captivated king and commoner. The History…
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/ Today’s episode features two stories about Civil War Medals of Honor. First, The…
From The History Guy. Perhaps no great defeat has been more famous across time that one fought in the Second Punic War, when the feared Hannibal of Carthage crossed the Alps intent on sacking Rome. In a series of brilliant strategic victories, Hannibal threatened the very existence of the Roman Republic. And Hannibal perhaps never…
From The History Guy. Just months before the assassination of Franz Ferdinand would begin the July Crisis, a minor incident in the city of Tampico nearly sparked a war between the US and its southern neighbor. The incident represented the beginning of the active service of USS Texas to be a part of a diplomatic…
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