Stuff You Missed in History Class

Not only was he a star as an actor, he was famed for his use of makeup. He was passionate about completely transforming himself for [Read more]

This classic episode dives into one of the most iconic Disney park attractions — the Haunted Mansion. Its development process that was anything but smooth. [Read more]

The loss of the U.S.S. Akron was the biggest single tragedy in aviation history at the time that it happened. But unless you’re an aviation [Read more]

In February 1855, mysterious prints that looked like hoof marks appeared all over the English seaside county of Devon. But figuring out who or what [Read more]

The image of Johnny Appleseed walking around in rags, barefooted with a bindle, planting apple trees and moving on is actually pretty accurate. Join Holly [Read more]

Hernandez v. Texas addressed civil rights for Mexican Americans, was the first case to be argued before the Supreme Court by Mexican American attorneys, and [Read more]

For a brief window from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, people in the United States were watching train wrecks for fun. These staged [Read more]

We’re revisiting the story of Dr. Livingstone as told by previous hosts! In this episode, Deblina and Sarah recount the adventures of Livingstone and Henry [Read more]

When we left off in part one, Emin Pasha had become governor of Equatoria in what’s now South Sudan. But things took a dramatic turn [Read more]

Emin Pasha’s story connects to so many other historical things, particularly in the context of both the Ottoman Empire and African history. First, we’ll talk [Read more]