Right Now in Stuff You Missed in History Class
Australian Kellerman gets a lot of the credit for developing the women's one-piece bathing suit, but she was also a competitive swimmer and film star. See more »
As a naturalist illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian helped dispel many entomological myths and improved the scientific study of insects and plants. See more »
In the late 18th century, Sarah Ponsonby and Lady Eleanor Butler, abandoned their life in Irish society and made a home for themselves in Wales. See more »
The Scopes Trial played out in Dayton, Tennessee, in the summer of 1925. It all stemmed from a state law prohibiting the teaching of evolution. See more »
Over the course of several days in 1934, Adolf Hitler eliminated all of his political enemies, enabling him to declare himself Fuhrer. See more »
In addition to being an astronomer, Copernicus was also a mathematician, a doctor, and wrote a manuscript on devaluation of currency. See more »
This installment of our impossible episodes series features a set of stories that are all about front-line heroism. Most of them are listener requests. See more »
In his most brazen prank, Cole schemed to gain access to the HMS Dreadnought by getting his friends to pretend they were Abyssinian royalty. See more »
After a protracted, contentious relationship with Philadelphia police, the MOVE organization's home was bombed in 1985. See more »
Since its inception, the Derby has become the nation's most famous and prestigious horse racing event. See more »
In response to the problems urbanization and mechanization brought to Great Britain, a radical group plotted to kill the Prime Minister's cabinet. See more »
Abbott and Costello made it big in Hollywood during WWII, but the later part of their career together was beset by tragedy and problems. See more »
The comedy team of Abbott and Costello created some of the most memorable sketches in history. Part 1 covers their rise to fame. See more »
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is one of the modern world's most infamous incidents of unethical medical research. See more »
Whitman is often touted as the best and most important poet in U.S. history, but he also worked as a teacher and a journalist. And his poetry career didn't start out particularly well. See more »
One of the most diverse things about the U.S. is its food industry. But foods brought to the U.S. via immigration were initially viewed suspiciously. See more »
There have been many moments in history when the world came perilously close to a full-scale nuclear war, due to false alarms or miscommunication. See more »
In our second episode about Brooklyn's 150-year-old public park, we interview three guests about the park's history and restoration. See more »
Brooklyn's massive public green space tells the historical story of its community. From an undeveloped tract of land, the space was developed to become an Olmsted and Vaux masterpiece. See more »
Writer H.P. Lovecraft created worlds and stories that continue to be influential more than 80 years after his death. See more »
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