Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Delano Grape Strike & Boycott Aug 31, 2020

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The Delano Grape Strike, which led to an international boycott of table grapes as grape workers in California tried to get better pay, working conditions, and union contracts covering their work.

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SYMHC Classics: Elbridge Gerry's Monstrous Salamander Aug 29, 2020

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This 2018 episode covers Elbridge Gerry, who signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Gerrymandering is the drawing of political districts to give a particular party or group an advantage or disadvantage, and it's named after him.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: The White House Aug 28, 2020

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Holly and Tracy talk about how this week's topic shifted from its original plan. They also discuss how slavery in the U.S. capital has been handled in media.

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The White House and Its Legacy, Part 2 Aug 26, 2020

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On the second part of the discussion of White House history, Holly and Tracy first cover the gardens and landscaping, and then dig into discussion of how slavery is a part of the very foundation of the building.

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The White House and Its Legacy, Part 1 Aug 24, 2020

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Today’s White House has 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms. But that hasn’t always been the case. It also was not always called the White House, of course, and it has a LOT of history.

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SYMHC Classics: Bracero Program Aug 22, 2020

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This 2016 episode covers a time in the the 20th century when the U.S. and Mexico had agreements in place allowing, and even encouraging, Mexican nationals to enter the U.S. to perform agricultural work and other labor in the American Southwest.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Hollow Earth and Canning Aug 21, 2020

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Tracy and Holly talk about their personal thoughts on Symmes's hollow Earth theory, and then talk about their experiences with canning and winning prizes at state fairs.

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Nicolas Appert and the Invention of Canning Aug 19, 2020

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Canning dramatically changed how people around the world have dealt with food. Early canning efforts were kind of stabs in the dark, though – we hadn’t figured out the microbiology component yet.

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Symmes’s Theory of Concentric Spheres Aug 17, 2020

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In 1818, something about the rings of Saturn - we don't know what, exactly - led John Cleves Symmes to conclude that the Earth was hollow. And he spent the rest of his life promoting this strange idea.

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SYMHC Classics: Johann Beringer's Fossils Aug 15, 2020

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This 2013 episode covers Johann Beringer, the University of Wurzburg's chair of natural history and chief physician to the prince bishop in 1725. He was also unpopular, and some of his colleagues sought to discredit him. There are two versions of the story -- but which is true?

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