Episode 76 – The Surrender of Detroit (March 17th)
It is March 17th. Welcome to Episode 76 of History in a Year. Today, the United States suffers one of the most humiliating military defeats in its his…
Podcast: The Story of America in 365 Days
Episode 75 – Old Ironsides (March 16th)
It is March 16th. Welcome to Episode 75 of History in a Year. Today, the tiny United States Navy shocks the world. At the start of the War of 1812, th…
Episode 74 – The War of 1812 Begins (March 15th)
It is March 15th. Welcome to Episode 74 of History in a Year. Today, the United States accidentally starts a war that it is catastrophically unprepare…
Episode 73 – The Battle of Tippecanoe (March 14th)
It is March 14th. Welcome to Episode 73 of History in a Year. Today, the dream of a united Native American empire goes up in flames. With the brillian…
Episode 72 – Tecumseh’s Confederacy (March 13th)
It is March 13th. Welcome to Episode 72 of History in a Year. Today, the greatest indigenous resistance movement in North American history rises in th…
Episode 71 – The War Hawks (March 12th)
It is March 12th. Welcome to Episode 71 of History in a Year. Today, the Founding Fathers step aside, and a furious new generation takes control of th…
Episode 70 – James Madison Takes Office (March 11th)
It is March 11th. Welcome to Episode 70 of History in a Year. Today, the “Father of the Constitution” inherits a fractured nation. Thomas Jefferson ha…
Episode 69 – The Embargo Act (March 10th)
It is March 10th. Welcome to Episode 69 of History in a Year. Today, Thomas Jefferson tries to punish the world and accidentally bankrupts the United …
Episode 68 – The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair (March 9th)
It is March 9th. Welcome to Episode 68 of History in a Year. Today, the United States suffers a massive, bloody humiliation right off its own coastlin…
Episode 67 – The Burr Conspiracy (March 8th)
It is March 8th. Welcome to Episode 67 of History in a Year. Today, a disgraced Vice President tries to steal half the country. After killing Alexande…