Episode 66 – The Shores of Tripoli (March 7th)
It is March 7th. Welcome to Episode 66 of History in a Year. Today, Thomas Jefferson decides he is absolutely done paying bribes to pirates. For years…
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Episode 65: Ocean in View (March 6th)
It is March 6th. Welcome to Episode 65 of History in a Year. Today, the Corps of Discovery achieves the impossible. To reach the Pacific Ocean, Lewis …
Episode 64 – The Great Divide (March 5th)
It is March 5th. Welcome to Episode 64 of History in a Year. Today, the dream of the Northwest Passage dies on top of a mountain. Meriwether Lewis and…
Episode 63 – Sacagawea (March 4th)
It is March 4th. Welcome to Episode 63 of History in a Year. Today, we meet the most famous woman of the American West. As the brutal winter of 1804 s…
Episode 62 – The Corps of Discovery (March 3rd)
It is March 3rd. Welcome to Episode 62 of History in a Year. Today, the greatest road trip in American history hits the water. Meriwether Lewis and Wi…
Episode 61 – Lewis and Clark (March 2nd)
It is March 2nd. Welcome to Episode 61 of History in a Year. Today, Thomas Jefferson looks at a blank map of the American West and decides to fill it …
Episode 60 – The Louisiana Purchase (March 1st)
It is March 1st. Welcome to Episode 60 of History in a Year. Today, the United States accidentally buys half a continent. Thomas Jefferson’s vision …
Episode 59 – February Recap (February 28th)
It is February 28th. Welcome to Episode 59 of History in a Year. Today, we pause to catch our breath and look back at the incredible, turbulent journe…
Episode 58 – The Peaceful Transfer (February 27th)
It is February 27th. Welcome to Episode 58 of History in a Year. Today, we witness a political miracle. After the most venomous and chaotic election i…
Episode 57 – The Midnight Judges (February 26th)
It is February 26th. Welcome to Episode 57 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge and the most brilliant legal magic t…