Stuff You Missed in History Class
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
Six Impossible Episodes: The Dickin Medal
Maria Dickin wanted to raise the status of animals in society and bring more awareness to the work they were doing during World War II. The Dickin Medal was created to honor military working animals. This episode covers six of those recipients.
Aug 27
41 min
The Slow Invention of Spray Paint
The possible contenders for the title of inventor of spray paint were actually working across decades. And really, all those people contributed pieces of the story.
Aug 25
35 min
SYMHC Classics: Eunice Newton Foote
This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connection between the Earth’s temperature and the concentration of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere in 1856.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 23
39 min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Estevan and Fury
Tracy discusses the concept of race as it has and hasn't existed in European history. Both Tracy and Holly share their frustration and fury about the Buck v. Bell story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22
22 min
Buck v. Bell
Buck v. Bell is the 1927 SCOTUS decision that upheld the constitutionality of laws allowing involuntary sterilization of people deemed to be “unfit.” Most of these laws have been repealed, but Buck v. Bell has never been directly overturned.
Aug 20
43 min
Estevanico, aka Mustapha al-Azemmour
Estevanico was a translator and guide, and was probably the first person of any race from outside the Americas to enter what’s now Arizona and New Mexico – which happened in 1539.
Aug 18
42 min
SYMHC Classics: Prison Breaks
This 2022 episode covers six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16
35 min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Learned Women and Sharkey
Tracy shares a funny confusion about Unitarians and the University of Utrecht she kept having during research. Holly talks about how often escape stories to claim the escaper was never heard from again, even if that's not true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 15
18 min
William J. Sharkey’s Not-so-great Escape
William J. Sharkey was a pickpocket, a con man, a politician, and a murderer, though whether or not that murder was an accident became the question at the center of a case that gripped New York for months. And then, he vanished. Sort of.
Aug 13
33 min
Anna Maria van Schurman, Star of Utrecht
Polymath Anna Maria van Schurman was a very well-educated woman in the 17th century, making her exceptional. She’s described as the most learned woman of her time, and she basically became a celebrity because of it.
Aug 11
43 min
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