American History Hit
Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to...
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Episodes (422)
Origins of the Second Amendment
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What Caused the Civil War? | Secession
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USA & Cuba: A Brief History
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What Caused the Civil War? | John Brown's Raid
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The Origins of California
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What Caused the Civil War? | Politics
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How to Amend the Constitution
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What Caused the Civil War? | Slavery
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Who Designed the American Flag?
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American Traitors: The Rosenbergs
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How To Survive the Revolutionary War
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American Traitors: Axis Sally
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What If Lincoln Hadn't Been Shot?
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American Traitors: Benedict Arnold
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The End of the Pacific War
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Italians in America
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The Battle for the Philippines
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5 Key Weapons of the Civil War
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The Roosevelt Brothers' Panda Hunt
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Revolutionary War: The Swamp Fox's Guerilla War
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Origins of New York
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Revolutionary War: How Good Was George Washington?
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200 Years Inside Sing Sing Prison
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Revolutionary War: What If the British Won?
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When Britain Sent Its Convicts to America
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Revolutionary War: When Was the Turning Point?
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Frenemies: China & the USA, a History
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George H. W. Bush: Ending the Cold War
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Frenemies: Russia & the USA, a History
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What is Juneteenth?
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The Battle of Bunker Hill
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The Truth About Native American Boarding Schools
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Frenemies: France & the USA, a History
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Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood President
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Frenemies: Mexico & the USA, a History
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Battle of Shiloh
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Heaven's Gate: The UFO Cult
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Gerald Ford: The Unelected President
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The Manson Family: Cult Murder in Hollywood
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How to Survive the Desert: Cities of the Southwest
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Jonestown: The Death of a Cult
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1945: America & Victory in Europe
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Jonestown: The Birth of Peoples Temple
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The Fall of Richard Nixon
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Vietnam: The End of the War?
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Richard Nixon: Rise from Poverty
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Vietnam: Conscientious Objection in a Warzone
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The Truth About Paul Revere's Ride
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Vietnam: The My Lai Massacre
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President Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph to Tragedy
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