• 2017
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

Summary Relive the stories of little known but meaningful events in history with the passion and emotion of those who lived them. View more details

  • 2017

The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered

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Stars : Lance Geiger Josh Geiger The History Guy

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Mar 6, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Summary Relive the stories of little known but meaningful events in history with the passion and emotion of those who lived them. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Mar 6, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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Apr 06, 2017
The forgotten history of Pitcairn Island
A remote island in the Pacific Pitcairn island is habitable but only on a meager subsistence basis. But it is inhabited and for one hour a day it is the only location in the British Kingdom receiving sunshine.
Jun 28, 2017
What was the Beast of Gévaudan?
The History Guy remembers the Mystery of the Beast of Gévaudan. It is a story of mystery, culture, and an unidentified beast in France that deserves to be remembered.
Jul 04, 2017
America's multiple Independence Days
The History Guy remembers the forgotten history and context of the celebration of the Fourth of July or Independence Day.
May 25, 2018
When a dropped wrench nearly blew up Arkansas
The History Guy remembers the 1980 Titan II Explosion. In 1980, a dropped wrench created a crisis inside a nuclear missile silo in Damascus, Arkansas. An updated episode.
Jan 10, 2019
How Bananas Changed the World
From ancient origins to modern trade disputes, the world's most popular fruit has a memorable history.
Sep 12, 2019
Virginia Hall, "The most dangerous of all Allied spies"
Virginia Hall was an Allied super spy during World War Two declared publicly by Klaus Barbie as "The Enemy's Most Dangerous Spy". She survived by her wits and tight lips taking many of her activities to the grave.
Nov 17, 2019
Robertson, Phillips, and the History of the Screwdriver
Most everyone owns at least one screwdriver. But Canadians likely own a screwdriver that few outside Canada would recognize. The differing fates of the Robertson and the Phillips head screwdrivers demonstrates that innovation is intimately tied to historical events. The History Guy remembers the forgotten history of the screwdriver.
Sep 29, 2020
The Surprising History of Vending Machines
Feb 23, 2021
The "Long Winter" of 1880/81
An early blizzard in October 1880 caught northern Midwest farmers with unharvested grain. And the snow was deep; up to the second floor windows in some places. And the snow kept falling blocking transportation and leaving people in some areas near starvation. Of course the snow had to melt in the spring causing floods due to ice dams. And then another blizzard.
Mar 04, 2021
Three Stories of the Dreaded "88"
Although intended as an antiaircraft gun the gun carriage of the flak-37 88 mm gun allowed the gun to be fired horizontally as an antitank gun. in World War Two this high velocity gun was often the only gun capable of killing Allied tanks. Here are three stories when it turned Nazi defeats into victories.
Jul 25, 2021
The "Racketeer Nickel"
Normally coin produces try to make it hard to counterfeit the coins they make. But it 1883 the United States Mint released a coin that made it ridiculously easy. A new nickel did not bear the word cents and the obverse design was nearly identical to the five dollar gold piece with a similar size and weight. Fraudsters applied a thin coating of gold and passed the nickels off for one hundred times their true value.
Aug 10, 2021
Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street
Hetty Green was raised by her grandfather spending a great deal of time at his business. There she developed the philosophy of always increasing her wealth. She took this philosophy to the extreme becoming an intense haggler, contrarian investor and extreme miser. But she was delightful in social circles, charitable and helpful to her debtors who struggled with repayments.
Aug 12, 2021
3 Presidential Close Calls
Several presidents have died in office, Others have come close to death. Here are three presidential near death experiences that are all but forgotten because the president survived. A trolley car collided with a barouche that Theodore Roosevelt was riding in. Franklin Pierce survived a train crash that killed his son. Franklin Roosevelt was nearly assassinated then rode with his wounded attacker to the hospital.
Sep 02, 2021
The Other October Crisis: The Sino-Indian War of 1962
In October 1962 with the world focused on the Cuban Missile Crisis a second crisis was unfolding as China invaded India. Indian forces did not hold up well and it desperately sought support from the United States. The US was anxious to support India to embarrass China but the US did not want to engage in another Korean type war and somehow Pakistan had to be persuaded not to take advantage of the situation.
Oct 11, 2021
The History Guy Podcast: Nuclear Near Misses
Dec 30, 2021
The 2007 Boston Mooninite Panic
In 2007 a guerrilla marketing campaign featuring Mooninites was misunderstood by the people of Boston as a terrorist attack leading to road closures and general confusion.
Apr 19, 2022
Apollo 6: A Major Unplanned Accomplishment.
Apollo 6 was the last unmanned Apollo mission. Fortuneately it went unnoticed by the public because it was plagued with problems. But NASA was happy with the mission because they completed it despite its troubles.
May 05, 2022
1947 Georgia Three Governors Crisis
May 15, 2022
Salisbury Steak: The First Fad Diet
May 31, 2022
The Simplified Spelling Board
Jun 07, 2022
Dachshund Sausages: A History of Hot Dogs
The humble hot dog has been around longer than you might think, and how it became an American icon with a surprising number of regional varieties is intimately linked to American culture and history. Whether you like them boiled or grilled, with chili or sauerkraut or, blasphemy to some, ketchup, the history of hot dogs is a history of modern America.
Jul 07, 2022
Bologna: A History
Jul 10, 2022
Cruise of the Black Terror
Jul 17, 2022
New York's Secret Subway
The London Underground had been completed - the world's first subway system - was completed in 1863, but it was plagued by the dirty soot of its steam-powered trains. Alfred Beach promised something similar, and yet entirely different for New York City. But his dreams for the future of transportation would be mired in the politics and economics of the present.
Aug 07, 2022
Forgotten Abraham Lincoln
While there are so many reasons to remember Abraham Lincoln as the sixteenth president, he was more than a president, he was a singular personality, one of the most unique of the 45 men who have led the nation.
Aug 16, 2022
Collections and Discovery: The History of Museums
Sep 18, 2022
Awareness Daze: Unofficial Holidays
Dec 13, 2022
Around the World in 72 Days
Feb 14, 2023
Mustard: A Spicy History
Mar 28, 2023
The Day Niagara Falls Ran Dry
Apr 20, 2023
The Early Works of Norman Rockwell
Apr 23, 2023
Wiccocomico and the History of The History Guy
A profile of the Wiccocomico tribe, and an infomercial for DNA testing.
Jun 11, 2023
The US War on Currants and Gooseberries
Jun 25, 2023
1926 Air Battle of Times Square
In 1926 in an ill-conceived promotion for an upcoming military show, the United States Air Corps staged an aerial combat exercise over New York City.
Nov 07, 2023
The Great Cheese Riot of 1766
Oct 20, 2024
The Forgotten Foundational Document: The Articles of Association.
Oft cited as a do nothing session, the First Continental Congress passed the "Articles of Association" that documented colonial grievances against the Britsh Crown and created unity among the colonies in establishing boycotts against United Kingdom products, notably tea.
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