History Shorts

While it would be impossible to name all influential Native American figures in American History, some figures arguably best represent the hundreds of tribal leaders who did everything they could to preserve the history and culture of their threatened people.

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The plot of the first American novel, published in 1789, the same year George Washington was sworn in as the First President of the United States, The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown, was not as revered as its author might have hoped. After all, its sensational and scandalous themes of seduction, incest, and even suicide - already too much for the fledging United States society - might actually have been based on Brown's famous Bostonian neighbors.

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When it comes to mysteries in history, that of the vanishing treasure room seems to transcend time. The story of the Amber Room involves the Enlightenment, the nazis, and the Cold War Soviets. Eventually stolen by Hitler's forces - its fate remains, to this day, one of the greatest art mysteries of the 20th century.

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I will tell you how these historically famous people died, and you figure out who I am talking about!

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Historians have yet to solve the mystery—and not for lack of trying. Who betrayed Anne Frank?

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This month's spotlight guest is an inspiration for many historians and history storytellers: Mr. Dan Carlin of the Hardcore History Podcast. Peter and Dan discuss the inspiration behind their appreciation for the study of history, how the discipline has evolved over the years, and how podcasts present a unique approach to storytelling.

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While ancient South Americans were used to chocolate, in 1500, it was still unknown to Europeans. But then came the age of exploration. Within one hundred years, the food referred to as the "gift from the gods" had conquered the Eropean continent—starting an obsession that continues to this very day.

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Often forgotten today, one of American history's biggest pioneers, Victoria Woodhull, ran for president in 1872 to her detractors calling her a witch or a prostitute.

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Today, Bonfire Night is a lighthearted social event in Britain - one that grew out of one of the most dramatic episodes in English history, the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

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The peculiar events surrounding the takeover of the Incas in 1522 and the arrest and eventual execution of the kingdom's emperor, Atahualpa, would cement Pizzaro as one of the bloodiest and most controversial conquistadors in the history of exploration - and that's saying something.

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