Franklin D. Roosevelt

Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountain climber who became the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1975. She loved climbing from a young age and worked hard to overcome challenges in a sport mostly dominated by men. Despite dangerous conditions, she continued climbing mo ...  Show more

The telegram was one of the first ways people could send messages quickly over long distances. Before the telegraph, messages could take weeks to travel by horse or ship. With the invention of the telegraph in the 1800s, short messages could be sent using electrical signals throu ...  Show more

Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, so how did it work out when he became the leader of this nation that he was so instrumental in founding?

For the third episode in American History Hit's special series about the Presidents, ...

It’s March 14th. This day in 1933, just over a week after taking office, President Frankin Roosevelt announces that a top priority is legalizing 3.2% alcohol beer.

Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss why FDR was so keen on legalizing beer sales, how it fit into his economic ...

RFK Jr. is making waves as a candidate in the current presidential race, first as a Democrat and now as an Independent. Born into the Kennedy dynasty, his early life was marked by personal and family tragedies, including the assassinations of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, ...  Show more

"Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it." On today’s show, we’ll consider what lessons we can draw from history, and what lessons we can’t. David Greenberg, a professor of history and media studies at Rutgers University, joins us to discuss how to connect ...