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Originally, Spanish silver was meant to stabilize the Louisiana territory — but the ship carrying the necessary funds sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Find [Read more]

Approximately 7,000 clay soldiers guard the burial site of Qin Shi Huangdi, China’s first emperor. Learn more about the emperor’s mysterious army in this podcast [Read more]

From the Opium Wars to the Boston Tea Party, the British East India Company had a profound effect on the course of history. Tune in [Read more]

Although moviegoers love period pieces, filmmakers are notorious for getting the details wrong. Tune in as our resident history buffs take a look at historically [Read more]

The Code of Hammurabi is one of humanity’s earliest, most intact code of laws. Historians continue to discuss the effects and importance of this code [Read more]

50 million people died over the course of World War II, and historians often cite it as the bloodiest war in human history. Tune in [Read more]

Historians agree that Typhoid Mary really existed — but who was she, and how did she come to infect so many people? Tune in and [Read more]

Everyone knows the story of the Pied Piper — but how much of this legend is factual? Learn more about the fact and fiction behind [Read more]

Adolph Hitler’s legendary propaganda programs steered public opinion with unprecedented precision. Learn how this massive campaign influenced the average war-time German in this podcast from [Read more]

Legends and lore surround the story of the Alamo. As a result, it can be difficult to separate the fact from fiction. Listen in as [Read more]