It's a History Podcast

Hello! In this episode I discuss the Louisianna Territory, primarily the french and spanish claims to the territory prior to the american purchase. There a quite bit of twist and turns in the story of the Louisianna Territory, so stay tuned for part 2 where the story gets even more interesting.

Warning! There are many french and spanish names that I tried my best to prounounce. 

Sources today include: 

The Louisiana Purchase: A Captivating Guide to a Major Turning Point in the History of the United States of America from Captivating History

Historical Statistics.org

The Louisiana State museum

And Wikipedia 

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Hello! In this weeks Episode I look at the history of our Voting Age. I was also taken on some small side quests, so I also discuss aspects of voting such as the poll tax and the women's right to vote. I also discuss the changes in the drinking age.

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Sources today include: The Presidential Library and Museum with an emphasis on Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, the North Western Prevention Collaborative, Carnegie.org, and Wikipedia

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Hello! In this bonus Episode, Emily from Revolutionary Women tells me about Hannah Mather Crocker!

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Hello! In todays episode, I am Joined by Emily of Revolutionary Podcast and we discuss the tragedy of the 1919 Molasses Flood.

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Sources today include: Dark Tide: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 by Stephen Puleo, History.com, Britanica, the City of Boston, Time Magazine, and  Wikipedia

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Hello! In this weeks episode, I cover the History of the Presidential Debate. This history is supprisingly short, with debates only being regulated in 1988. In modern times, we loook at the debate as a defining aspect of the presidential race, but it has not always been that way.

Sources for todays episode include: How stuff works.com, the Constitution Center, Pew Research Center, Time Magazine, and Wikipedia.

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Hello! In today's episode, I cover American Dollar Princesses, more specifically Mary Lieter Curzon and Jenny Jerome Churchill. I also talk about Social Debuts. Who was invited, what went on, and how you were precieved. 

Sources include: The Johnston Collection, History Extra, Britannica, Nobility.org, At the Lake Magazine, and Wikipedia. 

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Hello! In this weeks episode, we take at look at the Washingtons and Slavery. Both George and Martha had slave holdings before they married, but they seeemed to have different understandings about the institution of slavery. If you stay until the end of the episode, I also go over three snippits of the lives of three enslaved people at Mount Vernon.

Sources for todays episode include: George washington's Mount Vernon Website, History.com and Wikipedia

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Hello! In this episode I ask myself "Why George Washington?" 

George wahsington was elected to be our first president, but why? How did we get to George being the guy in charge?

Sources for this episode  include the white house website, The national archives, wikipedia, and George washington's mount vernon website. The mount vernon website has many different articles that cover all aspects of the washingtons.

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Hello! In this episode I am covering all things electoral college. What is it? Where did it come from? How does it work? Why do we hate it? I hope you learn a little something new about such an important aspect of our election process!

Sources used in todays episode include multiple articles from the national archives, the national constitution center, and wikipedia.

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Hello! In todays episode we are exploring the history of iced coffee! Well a more recently made drink, iced coffe has an interesting history of dicovery, advertisement, and growing popularity.

Sources include: coffee magazine, The saturday evening post, american dining creations, and all about coffee. 

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