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Stuff You Missed In History Class

What was the war of the currents? What made Alexander the Great so great, exactly? Each week Sarah and Deblina delve between the lines of textbooks to discover some of the world's most astonishing stories. Listen in and catch up on the Stuff You Missed in History Class.

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  • Belle Starr: A Bad Rap for the Bandit Queen (Part 2)

    Released 04.02.12

    After Jim Reed’s death, Belle eventually married Sam Starr. Rumors circulated: Was Belle a barfly or a mom?

  • Charles Dickens Takes America

    Released 03.28.12

    Charles Dickens is best known for chronicling life in London, but he also wrote about the United States – and not in a flattering light.

  • Belle Starr: A Bad Rap for the Bandit Queen

    Released 03.26.12

    Belle Starr is often remembered as a notorious outlaw who spent her free time carousing in saloons. But new accounts suggest that, while she wasn't a saint, she also wasn’t the “female Jesse James” some biographers made her out to be.

  • From Diplomacy to Black Diaries: Roger Casement

    Released 03.21.12

    Roger Casement was an Irish-born British diplomat. He eventually became an Irish nationalist. After his arrest, he was sentenced to die.

  • Frida Kahlo: An Introspective Life (Part 2)

    Released 03.19.12

    Frida Kahlo took pride in caring for her husband Diego. In 1930, the couple went to the United States.

  • From Brontë to Bell and Back Again

    Released 03.14.12

    The Brontë sisters quickly rose from obscurity to notoriety after their three novels were published under the Bell pseudonym.

  • Frida Kahlo: An Introspective Life (Part 1)

    Released 03.12.12

    Frida Kahlo contracted polio at the age of 6. Undeterred, she went on to have an active childhood and adolescence.

  • Growing Up Brontë

    Released 03.07.12

    The Brontë sisters are considered some of the best writers of the 19th century but their past may surprise you.

  • Mary Anning, Princess of Paleontology

    Released 03.05.12

    Mary Anning started hunting for fossils in Lyme Regis in the early 1800s. Around 1811, she uncovered the complete skeleton of an ichthyosaurus.

  • Evliya Çelebi: World Traveler and Companion to Mankind

    Released 02.29.12

    Evliya Çelebi grew up in 17th century Istanbul as the "boon companion" of Sultan Murad IV. In his 20s, Evliya had a prophetic dream and spent decades traveling.

  • The Fairy Tale Life of Hans Christian Andersen

    Released 02.27.12

    Hans Christian Andersen is often considered the father of the modern fairy tale, but his life was not the quiet existence depicted in his photos.

  • Bessie Coleman: Daredevil Aviatrix

    Released 02.22.12

    Bessie Coleman knew that becoming a pilot was her dream. Because she was a black woman, no American flight schools would admit her.

  • Leading the Charge: The Massachusetts 54th

    Released 02.20.12

    A 1792 law prevented African Americans from taking up arms in the Civil War. As attitudes against blacks serving changed, black regiments were formed.

  • Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning in Love

    Released 02.15.12

    Robert Browning’s early work wasn’t as well-received as Elizabeth Barrett's poetry. Yet Barrett mentioned his work in one of her poems, and they started a correspondence that blossomed into love.

  • Who was the real Lone Ranger?

    Released 02.13.12

    The Lone Ranger has traditionally been portrayed by white actors, but many believe this character is based on an African-American named Bass Reeves.

  • The Booth Conspiracy

    Released 02.08.12

    Most people know the story of President Lincoln's assassination, but what happened afterward? In this podcast, we cover John Wilkes Booth’s escape, his co-conspirators' attacks against other officials and the strange connections between Booth and Lincoln.

  • Jack Johnson and the Fight of the Century

    Released 02.06.12

    During Jack Johnson's time, the heavyweight championship was unofficially a whites-only title. Despite discrimination, he fought title-holder Tommy Burns in 1908.

  • Sir Stamford Raffles and the Conquest of Java

    Released 02.01.12

    By the early 19th century, the Dutch controlled of most of the East Indies. Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles fought to oust the Dutch from the area.

  • There’s Always a Seat for Queen Nzinga

    Released 01.30.12

    The warrior queen Nzinga used wily tactics to maintain her kingdom’s independence during colonization.

  • H.H. Holmes and the Mysteries of Murder Castle, Part 2

    Released 01.25.12

    In the first part of this episode, Deblina and Sarah covered Herman K. Mudgett's early life, including how he first became known as H.H.

  • H.H. Holmes and the Mysteries of Murder Castle, Part 1

    Released 01.23.12

    As a student, Herman K. Mudgett used corpses to commit insurance fraud. In 1886, he moved to Chicago under the alias H.H.

  • Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram: Part 2

    Released 01.18.12

    Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen was an expert skier, zoologist and artist: By combining these skills, he became one of Norway's earliest heroes.

  • Fridtjof Nansen and the Fram: Part 1

    Released 01.16.12

    Fridtjof Nansen was an artist, skier, zoologist and one of Norway's earliest heroes. The first part of this episode covers his early adventures, while part two covers his humanitarian career.

  • W.C. Minor: Madness, Murder and a Dictionary (Part 2)

    Released 01.11.12

    When we last left the story of W.C. Minor, he'd fatally shot a man in London. In the conclusion of this episode, Sarah and Deblina look at the events that led Minor to become one of the Oxford English Dictionary's most prolific contributors.

  • Public Enemies: 5 Gangsters to Know

    Released 01.09.12

    For every Al Capone, there was a cast of lesser-known men who were often just as dangerous. In this episode, Sarah and Deblina explore the lives of gangsters such as "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn and Roger "The Terrible" Touhy.

  • Ötzi: Everyone's Favorite Copper Age Man

    Released 01.04.12

    In 1991, two hikers in the Alps found a mysterious body. The frozen mummy turned out to be a 5,300-year-old man -- a discovery that's given researchers an unprecedented peek into the Copper Age.

  • W. C. Minor: Madness, Murder and a Dictionary (Part I)

    Released 01.02.12

    In the first part of this episode, we look at the early days of William Chester Minor. Minor originally studied medicine and served and practiced surgery in the Union Army.

  • Unearthed in 2011: Part 2

    Released 12.28.11

    In part two of this episode, we continue to uncover some of the most interesting historical discoveries of 2011, from the world's oldest winery to France's oldest brewery.

  • Unearthed in 2011: Part 1

    Released 12.26.11

    In this two-part episode, we take a look at some of the most interesting historical finds of 2011, from one of Captain Henry Morgan's pirate ships to a rare portrait of Jane Austen discovered by British author Dr.

  • The Christmas Truce

    Released 12.21.11

    During the first Christmas of World War I, British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and celebrated the holiday together.

  • The Halifax Explosion

    Released 12.19.11

    The Halifax Explosion was one of history's worst man-made, non-nuclear explosions. The disaster killed about 2,000 people, and part of the city was completely leveled.

  • Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Dark Lady

    Released 12.14.11

    The men who are usually credited with discerning DNA's structure won the Nobel Prize in 1962, but they used Rosalind Franklin's research.

  • The Kaiser's Chemist: Fritz Haber

    Released 12.12.11

    Fritz Haber has a mixed legacy. The Nobel-Prize-winning Father of Chemical Warfare was responsible for fertilizers that fed billions, as well as poisonous gasses used during World War I.

  • Civil War Medicine: Angels of the Battlefield

    Released 12.07.11

    Women weren’t initially welcome in the Civil War armies, but thousands eventually ended up serving as nurses.

  • John Dillinger: Public Enemy Number One

    Released 12.05.11

    John Dillinger robbery career began when he was paroled in 1933. Several escaped inmates joined Dillinger, and they were arrested in 1934.

  • The Empress of Austria and Her Cult of Beauty

    Released 11.30.11

    Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sissi, is often considered the public’s “favorite” member of the Habsburgs.

  • Mug Shot! Alphonse Bertillon and Criminal Identification

    Released 11.28.11

    In the 19th century, Alphonse Bertillon standardized the mug shot and came up with a system of organizing police records; he also conceived a new way of identifying people.

  • The Death of Stonewall Jackson

    Released 11.23.11

    As a Confederate surgeon, Dr. MacGuire's first assignment was under the command of Lieutenant General Thomas J.

  • Polio: The Dread Disease

    Released 11.21.11

    Polio was a terrifying threat in the early 20th century: It often left victims paralyzed or dead. Yet two vaccines caused an immediate drop in polio cases and today they’ve nearly eradicated the disease.

  • How Vincent van Gogh Worked

    Released 11.16.11

    Today, Vincent van Gogh has come to fit our idea of the tortured artist. Aside from his art, he's best known for cutting off his ear and committing suicide.

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