Stuff You Missed in History Class

After World War I ended, Eugene Jacques Bullard returned to Paris. He worked as a jazz drummer and nightclub owner, and as the tensions that [Read more]

Bullard is often described as the first Black American fighter pilot – which is true – but he also had a full and fascinating life [Read more]

This 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina discusses how during Jack Johnson’s time, the heavyweight championship was unofficially a whites-only title. Despite discrimination, [Read more]

Holly and Tracy talk about the gossip surrounding two of Livinia Fontana Zappi’s paintings. They also discuss the degree to which people ignored Imogene Rechtin’s [Read more]

In the early 1900s, Imogene Rechtin started a crusade to get people to stop kissing socially as a way to stop disease spread. Her argument [Read more]

Lavinia Fontana was taught painting by her father, and became one of the earliest examples of a woman with an independent career in art that [Read more]

This 2011 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers polio, a threat in the early 20th century that often left victims paralyzed or dead. [Read more]

Tracy and Holly talk about school science fairs and their performance in them. They then discuss the interesting aspect of Field of Cloth of Gold [Read more]

The Field of Cloth of Gold was a summit and celebration that was held to start what was hoped to be a long-term alliance between [Read more]

The development of penicillin started – but definitely did not end – with the chance discovery of some mold in a petri dish. There is [Read more]