American History Hit

History Hit

Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today.

 

We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park.  

 

From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past.

 

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

 

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Richard Nixon: Rise from Poverty

00:39:42

Vietnam: Conscientious Objection in a Warzone

00:49:21

The Truth About Paul Revere's Ride

00:41:09

Vietnam: The My Lai Massacre

00:53:37

President Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph to Tragedy

00:44:12

Vietnam War: Turning Points

00:50:47

Battle of Fort Donelson

00:29:58

Bobby Kennedy: Assassination of a Future President

00:40:49

Battle of Iwo Jima

00:48:30

Confederacy: Myth of the Lost Cause

00:38:14

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