Articles by Stuff You Missed in History Class

Born in Alabama in 1906, Satchel Paige rose through the ranks to become one of the most popular baseball players in the Negro Leagues. Tune [Read more]

On July 6th, 1934, Charles Bedaux set off on an expedition from Edmonton to British Columbia. This was no ordinary trek — the travelers moved [Read more]

The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul ruler Shah Jahan as a memorial to his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. In this episode, Sarah and [Read more]

“Bluebeard” is one of Charles Perrault’s most disturbing and grisly stories — but could it be true? Join Sarah and Katie as they explore the [Read more]

Tune in to this episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class to learn more about the life and philosophy of Marcus Garvey, a black [Read more]

Although prehistoric societies hunted horses for food, they quickly realized the animals were more useful as a means of transportation. Tune in as Katie and [Read more]

When the Haitian revolution broke out, Toussaint L’Ouverture did not originally take part in the violence — at least, that is, until the British became [Read more]

When John O’Hara Burke and William John Wills attempted to traverse Australia, the inland area of the continent was terra incognita known as the “ghastly [Read more]

As Alexander the Great pushed across the globe on his quest for world domination, he met with an unexpected obstacle: King Porus of the Punjab [Read more]

Although Edward VIII is often remembered as a British King who abdicated the throne for love, FBI files suggest that there may have been a [Read more]