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SYMHC Classics: The Explosive Career of Antoine Lavoisier Jan 06, 2018

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Today we're revisiting the life of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, who was a chemist, biologist, geologist, physiologist, and economist. But at the end of the day, he's most often referred to as the father of modern chemistry.

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Unearthed! in 2017, Part 2 Jan 03, 2018

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In part two of our annual recap, we walk through what's been literally and figuratively unearthed in 2017, including things institutions found in their own collections, exhumations, repatriations, and edibles and potables.

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Unearthed! in 2017, Part 1 Jan 01, 2018

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In our annual recap, we walk through what's been literally and figuratively unearthed in 2017, including anticlimactic headlines, shipwrecks, medical finds, and a collection we've nicknamed "We told you so."

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SYMHC Classics: Sophie Blanchard and Balloonomania Dec 30, 2017

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Today's classic episode revisits Sophie Blanchard, a timid girl who grew into a trailblazer, and became famous in the early 1800s as the first woman to become a career balloonist.

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Unearthed!: The USS Indianapolis Dec 27, 2017

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Today, the U.S.S. Indianapolis is most known for its crew’s horrifying wait for rescue after being torpedoed following a secret mission at the end of World War II. But the ship’s history goes back much farther than that.

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NORAD Tracking Santa: A Cold War History Dec 25, 2017

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The story that circulates about how NORAD started tracking Santa is pretty heart-warming, but doesn’t completely hold up. So there’s some myth-busting here, and maybe the tiniest bit of bah-humbug.

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SYMHC Classics: The Christmas Truce Dec 23, 2017

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For Christmas, we're revisiting an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. During the first Christmas of World War I, British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and celebrated the holiday together.

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Part 2 Dec 20, 2017

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The exploits of the Special Operations Executive are the stuff of legend. This episode continues to look at a few of the group's missions, and what became of the SOE after WWII.

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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Part 1 Dec 18, 2017

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After the Germans invaded France in 1940, an idea sprouted in the highest levels of Great Britain's leadership. From that idea, the Special Operations Executive was born. And in many ways, it changed the way wars were fought forever.

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SYMHC Classics: Deaf President Now Dec 16, 2017

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A revisit to an episode on fairly recent history: In 1988, the appointment of a hearing president at Gallaudet University sparked a protest that changed the course of both the school and deaf culture in America.

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