Episode 56 – Gabriel’s Rebellion (February 25th)
It is February 25th. Welcome to Episode 56 of History in a Year. Today, the rhetoric of the American Revolution is turned against the Founding Fathers…
Better Pointed Words than Pointed Swords
It is February 25th. Welcome to Episode 56 of History in a Year. Today, the rhetoric of the American Revolution is turned against the Founding Fathers…
It is February 24th. Welcome to Episode 55 of History in a Year. Today, the political becomes fatal. Vice President Aaron Burr, frozen out of power by…
It is February 23rd. Welcome to Episode 54 of History in a Year. Today, we witness the ultimate lame-duck revenge. John Adams has lost the Election of…
It is February 22nd. Welcome to Episode 53 of History in a Year. Today, the gloves come off. With George Washington gone, the United States descends i…
It is February 21st. Welcome to Episode 52 of History in a Year. Today, the unimaginable happens: George Washington dies. Just as the United States is…
It is February 20th. Welcome to Episode 51 of History in a Year. Today, the Vice President of the United States secretly drafts a blueprint for rebell…
It is February 19th. Welcome to Episode 50 of History in a Year. Today, the United States government declares war on the First Amendment. As the Quasi…
It is February 18th. Welcome to Episode 49 of History in a Year. Today, the fear of a foreign enemy pushes the United States government to turn agains…
It is February 17th. Welcome to Episode 48 of History in a Year. Today, the United States is insulted on the world stage. To prevent a war with France…
It is February 16th. Welcome to Episode 47 of History in a Year. Today, we step inside the President’s House to meet the most powerful, politically ac…