Notable People in History

By Lawrence Jean-Louis

Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren B... more

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The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.

Notable People in History episodes:

October 14, 2023 Ep. 91 Thomas Jefferson: President, Secretary of State, Gardener & Scientist
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Thomas Jefferson. The principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third President of the United States, he also delivered the first inaugural address.
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6min
October 07, 2023 Ep. 90 Elizabeth Hamilton: Wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father and 1st U.S Secretary of the Treasury. She helped found New York's first private orphanage in 1806.
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3min
September 30, 2023 Ep. 89 George Washington: Farmer & First President of the United States
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of American Founding Father, George Washington. He was the first American president, commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and a farmer.
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5min
September 23, 2023 Ep. 88 Abigail Adams: Remember the Ladies
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Abigail Adams, the first woman to serve as Second Lady of the United States and the second woman to serve as First Lady. She was also the mother of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams.
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2min
September 16, 2023 Ep. 87 Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father, First Secretary of Treasury
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Alexander Hamilton, American Founding Father and the 1st U.S Secretary of the Treasury.
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3min
September 09, 2023 Ep. 86 Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Zora Neal Hurston. During her lifetime, Zora Neale Hurston published four novels; Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939), Seraph on the Suwanee (1948) and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays.
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4min
September 02, 2023 Ep. 85 John Adams: America’s 2nd President & 1st Vice President
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of American Founding Father and the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams. He served as the first Vice President under President George Washington.
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6min
August 26, 2023 Ep. 84 Marian Anderson: An Easter Sunday Performance at Lincoln Memorial
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Marian Anderson. Considered one of the best contraltos of the 20th century, Marian Anderson was still subject to the racial bias of the time. Denied the opportunity to perform in DAR Constitution Hall because of her race, she performed at the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of 75,000 on Easter Sunday 1939 in Washington, D.C.
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3min
August 19, 2023 Ep. 83 Medgar Evers: World War II Veteran & Civil Rights Leader
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Medgar Evers, World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi. He filed lawsuits and led initiatives to break down barriers of segregation, becoming a significant voice in fighting for civil rights and social justice before being assassinated at the age of 37.
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5min
August 12, 2023 Ep 82. Susan B. Anthony: Women Their Rights and Nothing Less
In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Susan B. Anthony. Throughout the 1850s and 1860s, Susan B. Anthony honed her speaking and organizing skills, continuing her involvement with the temperance movement, fighting for equal wages, abolition of slavery and suffrage.
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5min

FAQs about Notable People in History:

How many episodes does Notable People in History have?

The podcast currently has 191 episodes available.