The Hour of History Podcast

What in the World? (HoH Podcast – Ep 50)


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Significant events call for historical context! This week, I take us on a historical tour of some significant anniversaries and a big statue in a break from the regular interviews. Translated from the banner image, "The secret to salvation is remembering"

Some Highlights: 

Introducing "What in the World?"
80 years since Kristallnacht
100 years since the end of World War I
The largest statue in the world
Nationalism and representation in Flags




Synagogue Destroyed on Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass)

US Marines in a World War I victory parade

Patel, left, and Gandhi - Two men with different ideas of nation and a whole lot of statues

Flag of Montreal

Flag of Pakistan

Flag of India

https://youtu.be/7xWncxw-upo

 Music by Frank Levy, Palo Alto: Musopen.

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