Stuff You Missed in History Class
What's the truth about Lucrezia Borgia? Who was the Mad Trapper? If this sounds like Stuff You Missed in History Class, then you're in luck: Katie and Sarah are here to answer these questions -- and many more -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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143 Episodes of this Podcast:
A History Mystery: the Mad Trapper of Rat River
Published: 2009-11-04 11:07:15In this episode, Sarah and Katie take a crack at one of Canada's strangest mysteries: The Mad Trapper of Rat River. Travel back to 1931, when a man calling himself 'Albert Johnson' led the Canadian police on a 150-mile chase -- all without saying a word.
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How Lucrezia Borgia Worked
Published: 2009-11-02 10:30:58As the daughter of a pope, Lucrezia was born into dizzying power and political intrigue. She was also controversial -- rumors of incest and other crimes dogged her and persist today. Join Sarah and Katie as they try to separate the fact from fiction.
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How Marie Laveau Worked
Published: 2009-10-28 11:47:45Over the course of her life, Marie Laveau wielded enormous influence as the notorious Voodoo Queen of New Orleans -- but how much of her story is true? Join Sarah and Katie as they unravel the fact and fiction surrounding the legendary Marie Levaeu.
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The Birth of Frankenstein and the Vampyre
Published: 2009-10-26 10:24:53With Halloween looming, Sarah and Katie travel back in time to explore the historic challenge that led to the creation of Frankenstein and the vampiric Lord Ruthven. Tune in to learn more about the birth of these intentionally horrific creatures.
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St. Paul's Watch and the London Blitz
Published: 2009-10-21 11:12:48Saint Paul's Cathedral stands on the site of four previous churches, the earliest of which dates back to 604. When German forces bombed London in World War II, Churchill formed a group to protect the ancient church. Tune in to learn what happened next.
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Pompeii: Lost and Found
Published: 2009-10-19 10:26:17When Mount Vesuvius erupted in August of 79 AD, Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash and rock. As time passed, Pompeii was forgotten. Learn more about the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii -- as well as the city's rediscovery -- in this podcast.
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The Caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate Floor
Published: 2009-10-14 10:40:41The outspoken statesman and abolitionist Charles Sumner served as a senator from 1851-1874. Learn how Senator Sumner's 1865 protest against the Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted one of the most violent altercations in senatorial history.
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What happened to Cleopatra's children?
Published: 2009-10-12 10:32:02Everyone's heard of the breathtaking Egyptian queen Cleopatra -- but have you ever heard of her children? Listen in as Katie and Sarah investigate the lives of Cleopatra's four children in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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King Herod's Tomb
Published: 2009-10-07 11:24:15King Herod wasn't the world's worst ruler. Yet seventy years after his death his tomb was desecrated and forgotten. Learn more about the life and death of King Herod (along with the rediscovery of his tomb) in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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How the Boston Molasses Flood Worked
Published: 2009-10-05 12:26:25Today, people associate molasses with cookies and other sweets. Yet in 1915 molasses was used in munitions as well as food -- and Boston had one of the biggest tanks around. Learn how molasses flooded Boston in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.
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