Historia - Delta College Public Radio

Alexander the Great’s empire quickly fell apart after his death, but an exception was the kingdom of Bactria, a melting pot of Greek, Indian, and Persian influences.

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Han Guniang was a remarkable woman, a skilled fighter who led a band of rebels during China's Boxer Rebellion.

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Long before her husband, John, became president, Abigail Adams acted as a trusted advisor, an astute political observer, and an active participant in the revolutionary world around her.

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George Washington is remembered as the father of our country, but he also kept at least nine people enslaved in his household, revealing one of the central contradictions of America's founding.

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What do Women’s History Month and angry women workers in the Russian Revolution have in common? A single date—March 8.

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The early 19th century pirate Zheng Yi Sao is an example of the grit, violence, and creativity of a woman born in difficult circumstances.

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Paul Revere's midnight ride has become part of our national mythos, but there were other riders in the American Revolution, including 16-year-old Sybil Ludington.

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Should some voices be purposefully marginalized? What do we do with authors, artists, and leaders whose early promise ended in actions and displays of values that deeply violate those of the current time?

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For much of American history, there were no federal laws limiting immigration at all. That openness began to change in the 1870s and 1880s, when the first restrictive immigration laws were aimed at one specific group: the Chinese.

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When speaking of the American Revolution, names such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Paul Revere come to mind. But lesser-known patriots were just as important to the cause. Today’s Historia involves the Culper Spy Ring and a noted spy identified as 355 who may have been Anna Smith Strong.

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