American History Hit

Host Don Wildman and historian Michael Haddam explore Thomas Jefferson’s role in the American Revolution, focusing on his absence from military service and his flight from Monticello in 1781.

This episode examines the 1993 Waco siege, exploring the origins of the Branch Davidians and the rise of leader David Koresh.

Host Don Wildman and historian Anne Sarah Rubin explore General William Tecumseh Sherman’s 1864 March to the Sea, a brutal campaign designed to break…

Host Don Wildman and historian Jeremy Suri discuss the evolution of the U.

Host Don Wildman interviews author Jesse Wegman about his book on James Wilson, a Scottish immigrant and key Founding Father often overlooked in history.

Host Don Wildman interviews historian Alexander Mamaricevic to debunk myths surrounding the Louisiana Purchase.

Host Don Wildman interviews historian Caroline E.

In this final episode of the Reconstruction series, host Don Wildman interviews Professor Aaron Sheehan-Dean to assess why the era collapsed.

Host Don Wildman and author David Conrad Perez discuss the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 workers and exposed dangerous labor conditions.

Host Don Wildman and guest Bradley Rubiro examine the collapse of Reconstruction through racial terrorism, the Colfax Massacre, and the Compromise of 1877.

Host Don Wildman and Dr.

Host Don Wildman and legal scholar Bradley Rubiro examine the promising early years of Reconstruction, focusing on the immediate aftermath of the Civil War.

Host Don Wildman and historian Michael Ross examine the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v.

Host Don Wildman interviews Brigadier General Ty Seidule about the aftermath of the Civil War and the fates of Confederate leaders.

Host Don Wildman and legal scholar Cliff Sloan examine *Marbury v.

Host Don Wildman interviews Paul DeRica, director of exhibitions at the Chicago History Museum, to separate myth from reality regarding 1920s Chicago organized crime.

Host Don Wildman speaks with Dr.

Host Don Wildman interviews historian John Bosnecker to separate fact from fiction regarding Joaquin Murrieta, the legendary "Robin Hood of El Dorado.

Host Don Wildman and historian Professor Jeremy Suri analyze three pivotal presidential speeches: George Washington’s Farewell Address, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and Franklin D.