History Shorts

CONVERSATION SERIES: Dr. Roman Krznaric

Peter speaks with Dr. Roman Krznaric, a renowned social philosopher and bestselling author of numerous books, including his latest, History for Tomorrow.

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Gossip about stars and movies will inevitably come out of Hollywood - and inevitably, the crazier or weirder, the better. While there are new stories every day, some classic Hollywood lore continues to circulate and pop up for decades after the supposed events took place. Let's examine some of the more infamous ones.

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A whole century before the world came to love—and/or hate—Tesla vehicles and the electric car craze they ushered, an automobile titan of the industry and one of the greatest minds to ever live collaborated to revolutionize the newly budding automobile industry. The development of a Ford-Edison electric car by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford sure makes a great what-if story. Yet, it's that much better because it very nearly was reality.

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The story of Anheuser-Busch, one of the world's largest and most influential brewing companies, is a pretty cool tale of innovation, resilience, and adaptation stretching centuries.

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If most of your weekly meals include some form of chicken, you should know about the Chicken of Tomorrow contest. In fact, the competition held in the United States in 1948 to develop a more efficient chicken for meat production is likely the reason Americans came to like chicken as much as they do today.

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VINTAGE NEWS:

This week's SUNDAY SERIES rotation returns to VINTAGE NEWS where we share with you headlines and stories from the pages of past newspapers - followed by a brief commentary. This week's story comes from page 1 of the New York Times, June 29, 1914. The article's title is "Heir to Austria's Throne is Slain with his Wife."

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Landmarks: Stonehenge

Join Peter as he shares a few answers to some of the most asked questions about one of history's most mysterious landmarks.

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Conversation Series: Sharon McMahon

Join Peter as he speaks with Sharon McMahon, an award-winning teacher, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and host of the Here's Where It Gets Interesting Podcast.

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During the Nazi era in Germany, many still well-known companies from various industries either operated within Germany or collaborated with the Nazi regime in some capacity. Here is that story.

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Muhammad Ali, who had been stripped of his heavyweight titles in 1967 due to his refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War, was making a strong comeback. It was June 27, 1972, and the world's arguably most famous boxer of all time was facing off against the heavyweight contender Jerry Quarry in their second match - the one where Ali stopped the fight in one of the most famous acts of sportsmanship.

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