Frontier Legends | Bass Reeves | 3
In 1875, Bass Reeves became one of the first Black men to serve as a deputy U.S. marshal in the West. Reeves had been born into slavery, but...
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20 of 493 episodesFrontier Legends | Wild Bill Hickok | 2
In 1865, James Butler Hickok, an Army scout and itinerant gambler better known as “Wild Bill,” shot a man dead in the town square of Springf...
Frontier Legends | Davy Crockett | 1
In 1821, a little-known backwoods hunter named David Crockett won a seat in the Tennessee legislature, despite having little formal educatio...
American Revolution | The Revolution Continues | 7
Today George Washington is remembered as the quintessential “Founding Father,” but his path to becoming an American hero was far from certai...
Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s Manifesto
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski ( Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons ) as he sets off on his most comp...
American Revolution | The Sacred Fire of Liberty | 6
After six long years of war, the Continental Army was exhausted, and Congress had run out of money. George Washington feared that without a...
American Revolution | A Devil of a Whipping | 5
In the aftermath of America’s victory at Saratoga, France entered the Revolutionary War, transforming the colonial rebellion into a global c...
American Revolution | Saratoga | 4
In 1777, as Americans sought the support of France, Benjamin Franklin struggled to convince officials in Paris to form a military alliance w...
Listen Now: Foul Play
Ed is the grandson of footballing legend Gordon Banks. He was a national icon, the only goalkeeper ever to win the soccer World Cup for Engl...
American Revolution | The Times That Try Men's Souls | 3
In July 1776, the British Royal Navy began landing a massive armada in New York Harbor, setting up the biggest battle of the Revolutionary W...
American Revolution | Tis' Time to Part | 2
In the aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, colonial militiamen converged on Boston to confront the veteran British Army. But...
New Season - Dr. Death: The Cowboy
Dr. John Schneider rode into town like a character out of a Western: an outsider on a Harley-Davidson, in trademark cowboy boots. He promise...
American Revolution | Liberty or Death | 1
In 1765, King George III and his ministers in the British Parliament sparked outrage in the American Colonies when they announced they were...
Edison vs. Tesla | The Business of Discovery | 4
Thomas Edison is one of the most celebrated inventors in American history, having helped transform a world lit by candles and gas lamps into...
Edison vs. Tesla | Triumph of Illumination | 3
By 1888, the race to power America's cities had become a battle between the rival visions of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. But when the po...
Edison vs. Tesla | Work of the World | 2
In the spring of 1884, a little-known Serbian immigrant named Nikola Tesla arrived in America with little more than a letter of introduction...
Edison vs. Tesla | Prometheus’ Fire | 1
In the 1870s, the age of artificial light was still in its infancy. Gas lamps cast a dim glow on city streets, and early arc lights were jus...
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane | After the Storm | 4
The devastation of the 1900 Galveston hurricane left thousands dead and a city in ruins — but it also set in motion a remarkable story of re...
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane | City of Doom | 3
On September 9, 1900, the residents of Galveston, Texas woke up to find their island in ruins. Entire neighborhoods had vanished overnight....
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane | Night of Terrors | 2
As a catastrophic hurricane approached Galveston, Texas on the morning of September 8, 1900, residents continued to go about their daily liv...