Retropod

Retropod

By The Washington PostHistory Kids & Family Education for Kids

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September 05, 2019 Winnie and Nelson Mandela's marriage survived prison but not freedom
Their 38-year marriage endured his incarceration and hers.
5 min
September 04, 2019 The dark history of the pill
A group of poor women in Puerto Rico were the first test subjects for the birth control pill. Were they guinea pigs or pioneers?
5 min
September 03, 2019 Were the Duke of Windsor and Adolf Hitler friends?
Was the Duke of Windsor a Nazi sympathizer? Did he plot to dethrone his brother, King George VI? Did he really suggest more German bombings of Britain might end World War II?
4 min
September 02, 2019 The day anti-Vietnam War protesters tried to levitate the Pentagon
In October 1967, antiwar protesters announced that they would march en masse to the front steps of the Pentagon. and levitate it. And then they would try to levitate it.
4 min
August 30, 2019 The worst presidents
Besides President Trump, whom do scholars scorn the most?
6 min
August 29, 2019 The surprise hurricane that devastated the Florida Keys
In 1935, the Florida Keys ignored the threat of a looming hurricane. When the Category 5 storm made landfall, it left a wake of death and destruction.
5 min
August 28, 2019 Being a maverick almost stopped John McCain from becoming a public servant
At the Naval Academy, McCain was in a group called the “Bad Bunch” as he rebelled against his father’s expectations.
5 min
August 27, 2019 LBJ's political bombshell
By 1968, things were going badly for President Lyndon B. Johnson. Morale around the Vietnam War was sinking, and in Washington, political sharks were circling.
6 min
August 26, 2019 The most romantic day
All over the country, couples rushed to Las Vegas to get married. The demand for quickie weddings was at a fever pitch. But it wasn't Cupid's arrow causing the frenzy. It was the Vietnam War.
4 min
August 23, 2019 The French aviators who almost beat Charles Lindbergh
In 1927, the world watched as two French aviators attempted the world’s first transatlantic flight.
5 min

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Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters - forgotten heroes, overlooked villains,…

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