An Antebellum-Era Irish Maid’s Incredible Determination and Business Savvy Led to the Creation of the Kennedy Dynasty

An Antebellum-Era Irish Maid’s Incredible Det...

Up next

Before the Cold War, Russia and America Were the Closest of Distant Friends

Nearly a century of Cold War tensions between the United States and Russia hide the incredibly close friendship that the two nations enjoyed before this period. From America’s colonial founding in the 1600s to the eve of World War One, the two distant nations relied on each other ...  Show more

The Horrifying Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Titanic of the Great Lakes

One of the worst nautical disasters in recent American history is the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. On November 10, 1975, the “storm of the century” threw 100 mile-per-hour winds and 50-foot waves on Lake Superior. The ship found itself at the worst possible place, at the ...  Show more

Recommended Episodes

JFK Special 1. | The Irish Woman Who Built The Dynasty
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated. 


His name is associated with history defining events, but it’s also connected with a dynasty, known for their celebrity and notoriously for being ‘cursed.’


The Kennedy family ...

  Show more

JFK Special 2. | The Kennedy Sister They Tried To Hide
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

This November marks 60 years since President John F Kennedy was assassinated. 


His name is associated with history defining events, but it’s also connected with a dynasty, known for their celebrity and notoriously for being ‘cursed.’


The Kennedy family ...

  Show more

CLASSIC: The Kennedy Curse
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

The Kennedy family is one of the most well-known and influential dynasties in US politics, and the family members are enormously wealthy. Yet despite successfully seeding nepotism at the heights of government, functioning as pseudo-celebrities and racking up substantial profits o ...  Show more

392. JFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1)
The Rest Is History

“There were a lot of people who wanted Kennedy dead, a lot of powerful people. There are secrets still being held and I never bought for a minute that Oswald operated alone.” The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22nd November 1963 is one of history’s most ...  Show more