Stuff You Missed in History Class

The Sodder family’s West Virginia home caught fire on Christmas Eve, 1945. Five of the children were never seen again, though their bodies weren’t recovered [Read more]

We often get episode requests, but because there are so many episodes in the back catalog, some of the most common requests have already been [Read more]

Katharine McCormick made her mark in two different areas: She was a big part of the movement for women’s suffrage in the U.S. And, she [Read more]

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott met in London in 1840 and bonded instantly over a shared anger at injustices against women. Their friendship led [Read more]

Humans have always longed to explore underwater, but the need to breathe air has been an obstacle. From as far back as the 4th century [Read more]

One of the most infamous aspects of World War I was its long, brutal stalemate along the enormous system of trenches known as the Western [Read more]

Sophia Duleep Singh’s education was focused on turning her into a proper lady, in line with her status as a princess. But she also became [Read more]

A princess of the Sikh empire, Sophia Duleep Singh grew up in Great Britain, and was Queen Victoria’s god daughter. But her childhood was not [Read more]

In 1791, a confederation of Native American tribes destroyed about half of the American army. The catalyst for that conflict was a lengthy period in [Read more]

In 1932, a speakeasy owner and several friends planned to commit a murder to cash in fraudulent insurance policies. But carrying out their plot was [Read more]