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History Teachers Talking

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History Teachers Talking is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to providing you with an entertaining way to learn about history from your friendly neighborhood history teachers. Every weekend, Thomas Reszka and Peter Zablocki will talk to you about random history, pop culture, politics, and education in a way that sounds like you are sitting in the classroom having a fun discussion with your favorite teacher. The conversation is always very straightforward, light-hearted, and easy to follow.
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Most Americans who have been prisoners of war are ordinary people who have been placed in extraordinary circumstances by no planning of their own. Join us as we run through the history of American POWs throughout all of our conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Submarines played a significant military role for the first time during the First World War and then again in the Second World War, but their history and legacy extend past way that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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"Forrest Gump," directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1994, is known for cleverly integrating its titular character into various historical events and cultural phenomena. Join us as we discuss these historical and cultural events in the context of Forrest's story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Unit 731 was a Japanese research program during World War II that conducted horrific experiments such as infecting subjects with plague, giving subjects frostbite, and cutting people apart while alive and unsedated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Japan's Emperor Hirohito presided over the invasion of China, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and eventually, the Japanese surrender to the Allies. So, what role did he actually play in any of these events? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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The event that Americans commonly call the "first Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in November 1621. Here is that story and more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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The Burr Conspiracy was a plot conceived in 1804 by then already infamous (for killing Alexander Hamilton) Vice President Arron Burr to carve out and lead a new, independent country in the Southwestern United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Often called “the Lady with the Lamp,” Florence Nightingale was a caring nurse and a leader. In addition to writing numerous books, pamphlets, and reports on health-related issues, she is also credited with creating one of the first versions of the pie chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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An 1896 publicity stunt of a gladiatorial battle of two steam engines that raced toward one another at full speed turned into a tragic train wreck of an idea on a fateful day near Waco, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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On October 6, 1973, hoping to win back territory lost to Israel during the third Arab-Israeli war, in 1967, Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Pompeii, a flourishing resort city south of ancient Rome, was nestled along the coast of Italy in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano. And then, in 79 A.D., the angry Vesuvius erupted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece that reached the height of its power after defeating rival city-state Athens in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.). Here is the story of its culture, success, and failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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It took ten years to locate and kill the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Here is the story of what led to his capture and an analysis of his final moments before being shot by U.S. Navy Seals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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When looking at the individuals who were part of the presidential landscape, three come to mind as maybes. Two you might not have ever heard of, and one was the only President of the United States never elected to the position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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The FBI began to keep a "Public Enemies" list of wanted criminals charged with crimes in the late 1920s, but the term did not come into its own until the 1930s. Here is the story of some infamous Great Depression gangsters that made the list and popularized the term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The similarity between Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts isn't surprising. Both trace their roots back to the same person: Robert Baden-Powell. Here is the story of their origins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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Strikes have been a powerful tactic throughout American History for workers as they've fought for better wages and working conditions. This is the story of some of the more famous ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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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/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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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/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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In 1918, Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages - and then, things went from bad to worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesΑπό τον Evergreen Podcasts
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