6m ·
Published
02 Aug 15:07
Emerging during the Middle Ages, Barber Surgeons were multifaceted professionals that combined the roles of barbers and surgeons and served as early practitioners of medicine, surgery, and grooming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
35m ·
Published
28 Jul 12:25
Conquistadors were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. This is the story of the three most famous (infamous?) ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m ·
Published
24 Jul 15:10
The doll named "Barbie" launched onto the American toy market in 1959 sporting a black-and-white striped bathing suit, pouty red lips, and a sassy blonde ponytail - the rest is history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42m ·
Published
19 Jul 09:00
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and director of the Manhattan Project during World War II. He is often credited as the "father of the atomic bomb." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m ·
Published
14 Jul 13:29
Did you know that an average American eats thirty pounds of French Fries each year? But that is not even the most interesting fact about the famous side dish.
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42m ·
Published
12 Jul 23:09
Join us as we talk about the national symbols of the United States, from the original ones, such as the flag, the bald eagle, and the national seal, to the more recent ones, like Mt. Rushmore.
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8m ·
Published
07 Jul 10:00
The zip (Zoning Improvement Plan) code was created when the postal service lost a huge portion of its staff who went to fight in the war. This is the whole story.
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36m ·
Published
05 Jul 23:35
Directly before World War II, the German American Bund was one of the most successful pro-Nazi organizations in the United States, but that does not mean it ended there.
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8m ·
Published
30 Jun 09:00
The two-wheeler evolved—and seriously improved—over the course of a century, thanks to several different inventors.
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42m ·
Published
28 Jun 09:00
Though video games are found today in homes worldwide, they actually got their start in the research labs of scientists early 1950s. Here is the whole story.
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