340 Episodes

  1. President Millard Fillmore: The Most Handsome President?

    Published: 1/18/2024

  2. The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Published: 1/15/2024

  3. The Election That Changed Politics: 1968

    Published: 1/11/2024

  4. President Zachary Taylor

    Published: 1/8/2024

  5. The Tet Offensive: Turning Point of the Vietnam War?

    Published: 1/4/2024

  6. The Tudors & the American West Coast

    Published: 1/1/2024

  7. Prohibition

    Published: 12/28/2023

  8. The Kennedy Curse

    Published: 12/25/2023

  9. President James K. Polk: Lies, Warmongering & the Myth of Success

    Published: 12/20/2023

  10. The Amish: Origins and Society

    Published: 12/18/2023

  11. Tea, Tax & Revolution: Boston Tea Party Aftermath

    Published: 12/14/2023

  12. The Boston Tea Party Explained

    Published: 12/11/2023

  13. President John Tyler: The 'Accidental' President

    Published: 12/6/2023

  14. The Rise & Fall of Political Parties

    Published: 12/4/2023

  15. Operation Downfall: What if the Allies Invaded Japan?

    Published: 11/30/2023

  16. President William Henry Harrison: 32 Days in Office

    Published: 11/27/2023

  17. Napoleon in America

    Published: 11/23/2023

  18. JFK Assassination: A Witness Remembers

    Published: 11/20/2023

  19. JFK: The Most Popular President?

    Published: 11/16/2023

  20. The Gettysburg Address

    Published: 11/13/2023

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Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.   From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.