Tag: history
Bayard Rustin: The Man Who Transformed the Civil Rights Movement
It was strategist Bayard Rustin – a pacifist and gay Black man – who organized the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech.
Leonora Carrington – Britain's Lost Surrealist
Featuring rare archive footage, this short film follows Leonora Carrington’s cousin and journalist, Joanna Moorhead, exploring the artist’s story.
A Brief History of Ghosts and Spirit Photography
Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe you can see the unseen?
The Terrible Tale of Madame Delphine LaLaurie (New Orleans Old Money)
Once upon a time in old New Orleans, a city steeped in history and mystery, a name echoed through the streets, sending shivers down spines: Madame Delphine LaLaurie.
Florence Nightingale Revolutionizes Nursing (feat. Minka Kelly)
After witnessing the horrors of the Crimean War firsthand, Florence Nightingale set out to transform the field of nursing.
The Scopes Monkey Trial Is the Blockbuster Event of 1925 (feat. Bradley Whitford)
A lawsuit over the right to teach evolution in Tennessee schools pits legal giants Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan against each other.
Tolkien's Fantasy World of Monsters and Myth
The story behind the world's most renowned modern myth. Enter creator J.R.R. Tolkien's fantastical world of hobbits, orcs and wizards, and uncover the real life influences that shaped his epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings. See more in Season 1, Episode...
The Gilded Age
THE GILDED AGE presents a compelling and complex story of one of the most convulsive and transformative eras in American history. In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the U.S. population doubled in the span of a single generation, national we...
The Macabre Death Of Edgar Allan Poe
How much do we really know about the death of one of the most famous poets in the world?
The Myth of Hades and Persephone
Dig into the Greek myth of Persephone, who is abducted by Hades and is only allowed to leave the underworld every spring.
What Really Happened During the Salem Witch Trials?
Dig into how the infamous Salem Witch Trials began and why they remain a cautionary tale of the dangers of groupthink and scapegoating.
The Fascinating History of Cemeteries
Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we think of cemeteries. But not long ago, many burial grounds were lively places, with gardens and crowds of people -- and for much of human history, we didn’...
Shit on a Shingle
The unofficial term—abbreviated as “S.O.S.”—became popular slang among American soldiers during World War II. It refers to “cream chipped beef on toast,” a dish that's been featured in Army cookbooks for over 100 years. Any creamed meat (shit) served on t...
Nile Rodgers and CHIC: Tiny Desk Concert
Before Nile Rodgers & CHIC set the Tiny Desk off, the icon established a sort of mission statement for the group's sound: "If we can funk in this, you know we can funk." They surely can.
Hear the World’s Oldest Playable Instrument: 9,000-Year-Old Flute Revives
Classical music enthusiasts seem to agree that the renewal of interest in period instruments made for a noticeable change in the sound of most, if not all, orchestral performances.
