Historic Hindsight

This week in history the U.S.S. Indianapolis delivers the components to the Little Boy...then immediately sinks...so...Mission Accomplished.

A dive into the golden age of the 1950's where....well...we find out that the golden age may be a myth and that things weren't so good for the average American.

Tennessee says you cant teach evolution and Austria-Hungary demands Serbia stop calling them mean names!

A badass pioneer in aviation...and an instagram influencer!...before that was a thing.

New York City will riot against the draft this week in 1863 with....wel....awful results.

When Americans, German Wehrmacht, French POW's and Austrian Resistance all team up to fight the Nazi SS in an epic, Hollywood-style battle that has somehow never graced the screens of Hollywood.  Listen to the awesome Swiss heavy metal band Sabatons "The Last Battle": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwfJsKfCnaM&feature=youtu.be

First crusaders starver, Hamilton is shot, and Edison is a fraud.

The story of Alferd Packer.  When it is totally natural to eat people you "found" while lost in the wilderness.

The U.S. declares its independence and for some reason we celebrate it two days late!

How bootlegging, shine running, and good-old-fashioned American Rednecks formed the sport of NASCAR!