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History That Doesn't Suck

HTDS is a bi-weekly podcast, delivering a legit, seriously researched, hard-hitting survey of American history through entertaining stories. To keep up with History That Doesn’t Suck news, check us out htdspodcast.com or follow on Facebook and Instagram: @Historythatdoesntsuck; on Twitter/X: @HTDSpod. Become a premium member to support our work, receive ad-free episodes and bonus episodes.

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95: "Several Thousand Things that Won't Work:" Thomas Alva Edison and His Electric Light

Aug 16, 2021
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94: Epilogue to Gilded Age Part I (or Gilded Age interlude w/ Significant HTDS Updates)

Aug 2, 2021
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93: La Liberté éclairant le monde: Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty

Jul 19, 2021
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92: The Brooklyn Bridge, or the Story of the Roebling Family

Jun 21, 2021
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91: The Gilded Age, Industrialization, and Assassination of President James Garfield

Jun 7, 2021
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90: Epilogue to the Wild West

May 10, 2021
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89: Closing the Wild West: (Wounded Knee, Buffalo Bill & the 1893 Colombian Expo)

Apr 26, 2021
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88: “The Last Frontier:” The Purchase of Alaska and the Klondike Gold Rush

Apr 12, 2021
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87:Gunslingers & Outlaws (pt 2): Pearl Hart, Tombstone, Jesse James, B. Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Mar 29, 2021
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86: Gunslingers & Outlaws (pt 1): The Second Industrial Revolution, Sam Bass & Billy the Kid

Mar 15, 2021