History Shorts

Peter speaks with American History Professor at UTK, Tore Olsson, about his latest book, Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past, where Olsson unpacks the real historical context of the massively popular video game Red Dead Redemption II.

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I assume most of us have heard of Cleopatra, Ancient Egypt's last queen pharaoh, or maybe even about some of the other twenty known Female Pharaohs. But how much do you know about the original, the first-ever, and arguably the most significant female pharaoh - Hatshepsut?

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There are amazing stories in history, and then there are the really amazing stories. Gene Bullard's (an elderly elevator operator at New York's RCA building in the 1950s) story fits into the latter category. Heck, it's the stuff Hollywood movies are made of. And yet, you probably never heard it. Let's change that.

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One may think that the person who brings down the man who assassinated one of the nation's most revered presidents would be a stand-up guy, a hero. Well, think again because Thomas "Boston" Corbett, the man who shot Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was not quite right upstairs.

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While we might know what Miranda Rights are, most of us have never heard of Ernesto Miranda, who, in 1963, prompted the passage of a law that has become an integral part of all arrests.

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The fight for women's suffrage began in the early 19th century and gained momentum throughout the 20th century. Let's see how much you remember from school.

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Islam, one of the world's major religions, traces its origins to Muhammad, a prophet who lived in the 6th and 7th centuries CE in Mecca, a city on the Arabian Peninsula. Islam is centered on the belief in one God, Allah, and is based on Muhammad's revelations, which are recorded in the religion's holy book, the Qur'an.

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Peter speaks with Damien Lewis, an award-winning former war and conflict reporter and the author of many number-one bestselling books, including The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which was recently turned into a summer blockbuster.

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As of 2024, approximately 3,536 Medals of Honor have been awarded, yet only one has ever been given to a woman. Here is the story of Mary Walker, the lone female recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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Did you know that the story of the flag salute and the Pledge of Allegiance starts as an advertising gimmick for a magazine that ran from 1827 to 1929?

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