History Shorts

Each day, award-winning historian and author Peter Zablocki shares his research into the little-known and hidden-in-plain-sight historical curiosities you probably never heard of. All in the little time you probably do not have.

History
151
Killing the Red Baron
9 min
152
Trivia: Ancient History
7 min
153
What If: Cuban Missile Crisis
9 min
154
Conversations: Jeff Shaara
27 min
155
The Curse of the Hope Diamond
8 min
156
Bringing Down the Knights Templar
8 min
157
Mohawk Skywalkers
8 min
158
The Tunguska Event
8 min
159
Trivia: Cold War
6 min
160
What If: League of Nations
10 min
161
Conversations: Sabin Howard
25 min
162
Lost City of Angkor
8 min
163
Ghosts of a Murdered Dynasty
9 min
164
Lolita Shocks the World
8 min
165
Van Gogh's Ear
8 min
166
Trivia: Famous Women
8 min
167
What If: Mexico Defeated the U.S.
9 min
168
Conversations: Jerry Landry on William H. Harrison
43 min
169
Killing Truman
8 min
170
Fountain of Youth
8 min
171
Mt. Everest Death Zone
8 min
172
Uncle Sam
8 min
173
Trivia: American Presidents
7 min
174
What If: RFK Became President
11 min
175
Conversations: Alan Taylor
12 min