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Episode 40 - The Whiskey Rebellion (Part 2)
It is February 9th. Welcome to Episode 40 of History in a Year. Today, the hammer falls. Following the violence in Western Pennsylvania, George...
Episode 39 - The Whiskey Rebellion (Part 1)
It is February 8th. Welcome to Episode 39 of History in a Year. Today, we travel to the wild frontier of Western Pennsylvania, where...
Episode 3 - No Taxation Without Representation
It is January 3rd. Welcome to Episode 3 of History in a Year. Yesterday, we left the British Empire drowning in debt after the...
Episode 38 - The Cotton Gin
It is February 7th. Welcome to Episode 38 of History in a Year. Today, a young Yankee schoolteacher named Eli Whitney sits on a...
Episode 37 - The Plague
It is February 6th. Welcome to Episode 37 of History in a Year. Today, the political fever of the summer breaks, only to be...
Episode 36 - Citizen Genêt
It is February 5th. Welcome to Episode 36 of History in a Year. Today, a rock star diplomat arrives in America. Edmond-Charles Genêt, better...