Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Tello and Du Châtelet Feb 05, 2021

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Holly and Tracy talk about how many things don't make it into episodes, sometimes due to cutting for narrative structure, and sometimes due to translation of sources. They also discuss Emilie Du Châtelet and the various ways her story is told.

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Émilie du Châtelet Feb 03, 2021

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Du Châtelet challenged the philosophic and scientific world of her time, but she's often eclipsed by her far more famous lover.

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Julio Tello, Peru’s Archaeological Trail Blazer Feb 01, 2021

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Tello is often called some variation of the father of Peruvian archaeology or the first indigenous Peruvian archaeologist. And his work was playing out across a backdrop of constant unrest and conflict, both for his country and his profession.

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SYMHC Classics: Paxton's Crystal Palace Jan 30, 2021

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A throwback to 2013! Sir Joseph Paxton was a 19th-century botanist who became instantly famous for the hall he designed for the Great Expo of 1851. After the expo, the Crystal Palace moved to a new location and became the centerpiece of the world's first theme park.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Griffith and Crosse Jan 29, 2021

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Holly and Tracy talk about the fascination of the Griffith story and how contemporary journalists covered Griffith's crime, as well as how his story ties to Disney history. Tracy also discusses how delightful it was to pull together the research on Andrew Crosse.

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Andrew Crosse, The Electrician Jan 27, 2021

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In the early 1800s, Andrew Crosse observed a strange thing happening on an electrified rock in his lab, and he was catapulted into the public spotlight. But before that and after, his life and home at Fyne Court were filled with eccentric delights.

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Griffith J. Griffith Jan 25, 2021

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While the Griffith name today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory, during his time, G.J. Griffith was associated with other things: real estate, social climbing, and a horrifying domestic abuse scandal.

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SYMHC Classics: The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 2 Jan 23, 2021

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Part two of this 2018 classic delves into the only known successful coup d'etat in U.S. history, when a white mob enacted a violent plan against their town’s black community, and overthrew the duly elected government of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Olympe and Dalton Jan 22, 2021

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Tracy and Holly chat about Olympe de Gouges and the less-than-robust information about her life's details. When talking about John Dalton and color vision, discussion of emotional attachment to color and accessibility issues related to color vision deficiency.

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John Dalton’s Anomalous Color Vision Jan 20, 2021

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John Dalton is far more famous for his work in atomic theory. But he wrote one of the first thorough descriptions of what he called “anomalous vision” – meaning that he realized he wasn’t perceiving color the same way as other people.

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