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311Wild Things, Cruel Intentions and Britney Spears (Erotic 90’s, Part 19) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: “Interview: Neve Campbell, It’s her party. Scream all you want” by Janchee Dunn, Rolling Stone, Sept 18, 1997 “Wild...
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Eyes Wide Shut, Part 1 (Erotic 90’s, Part 20) — You Must Remember This
SHOW NOTES: Sources: “Kubrick is Keeping Mouth Shut on Eyes” by David Gritten, LA Times April 21, 1996 “Enigmatic Kubrick Plays the...
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For Southern Antagonists in the Civil War, a Kindred Desire for Peace Goes Awry
On December 18, 1860, John J. Crittenden of Kentucky introduced a compromise plan to the U.S. Senate. Just two days later, South...
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The Scandal that Led to Harry S. Truman Becoming President and Marilyn Monroe Getting Married
The Curtiss-Wright Corporation came into being in 1929 through the merger of companies started by pioneering aviators Glenn Curtiss and the Wright...
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The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Didn’t Have Buffalo Bill’s Reach, But Its Performers Took Hollywood by Storm
To the disbelief of gaping onlookers in the packed stands at El Toreo, Mexico City’s largest bullring, American rodeo performer Bill Pickett...
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The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch
Odds are there isn’t a Civil War buff living who hasn’t seen a copy of this remarkable pencil sketch (above) by special...
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Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities
Read below for a fascinating excerpt from Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre from...
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This Quiet Missionary Survived the Lincoln County War to Live Among the Zunis
The Rev. Dr. Taylor Filmore Ealy faced many struggles, most not of his own making, while a Presbyterian medical missionary between 1874...
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Who Was the Real Socrates?
Donald Robertson analyzes who is the real Socrates based on the little known information we have on one of history’s greatest philosophers....
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The Explosion of Mount Hood
The motor launch tied up at the small-boat pier in Seeadler Harbor in New Guinea to disembark a dozen men from the...
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Featured Excerpt: Resist – The History Reader :
In Resist, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the early years of renowned activist Ella...
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Buffalo Bill’s Tours of Italy and the ‘Spaghetti Western’ Inspired Replica Old West Firearms
Virtually every Old West aficionado is familiar with Buffalo Bill Cody’s popular Wild West shows, which traveled the United States and across...
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Featured Excerpt: Four Against the West
Four Against the West by Joe Pappalardo is a thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge Roy Bean and his brothers―and their...
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This Frenchman Tried to Best the Wright Brothers on Their Home Turf
Frenchman Henri Farman was already a celebrated cycling champion, race car driver and entrepreneur when he ordered a biplane from the world’s...
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Featured Excerpt: Her Lotus Year
In Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson, New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial...
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Oscar Wilde Bothered and Bewildered Westerners While Touring to Promote Gilbert and Sullivan
Of all the city slickers ever to venture into the 19th century American West, Oscar Wilde towered above the rest, preening like...
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The History Reader: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
by The History Reader Shopping for any history-loving friends? Below is our holiday gift guide with our favorite books of 2024! The...
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Could These American Paratroopers Stop the Germans from Reaching Utah Beach on D-Day?
O n the evening of June 5, 1944, Louis Leroux, his wife, and their six children scrambled atop an embankment near their...
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Silver Wedding – The History Reader : The History Reader
Harriot Kezia Hunt, from a 1910 publication. (Public domain, Wikimedia Images.) For two days, on June 27 and 28, 1860, Dr. Harriot...
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As the Boxer Rebellion Stole Headlines from His Wild West, Buffalo Bill Put the Clash into His Show
Fresh from robbing the Deadwood Stagecoach, the Sioux performers of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West changed into loose-fitting Chinese garb and attached long...
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for Trouble Island
Suspense author Sharon Short shares the rich history behind Middle Island, the real-life location that inspired her new novel, Trouble Island. Middle...
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This Victorian-Era Performer Learned that the Stage Life in the American West Wasn’t All Applause and Bouquets
The California Gold Rush. The very words evoked the strong reaction of an American populace driven by adventure and a lust for...
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