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Dave Does History

Dave Does History takes listeners on an engaging journey through the moments that shaped the world we live in today. Hosted by Dave, a passionate historian with a knack for storytelling, the podcast explores pivotal events, unsung heroes, and the complex forces behind historical turning points. With a conversational tone and a deep understanding of the past, Dave makes history accessible, relatable, and downright fascinating.

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00:31:26

Ben Franklin Electrifies the Revolution

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/24

In this episode of Liberty 250, we follow Benjamin Franklin’s journey from loyal servant of the British Crown to committed American revolutionary. It begins with the Hutchinson Letter Scandal, where Franklin’s attempt to ease tensions by quietly exposing colonial corruption backfires, igniting public fury and British outrage. Then comes the Boston Tea Party—a dramatic protest Franklin condemns as reckless vandalism. But the Crown’s overreaction, in the form of the Coercive Acts, makes clear to

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00:07:31

QWERTY

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/23

Before there were keyboards, before there were screens, there was the rhythmic clatter of metal keys striking paper. In this episode of Dave Does History, we’re rolling back to June 23, 1868—the day Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for a curious contraption called the “Type-Writer.” What started as a tinkerer’s solution to sloppy handwriting became one of the most transformative inventions in modern history. It reshaped business, opened doors for women in the workplace, and even taught

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00:07:00

The Russia Trap

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/22

On this episode of Dave Does History, we dive into one of the most chilling coincidences in military history. Twice on June 22nd, Europe’s greatest powers launched full-scale invasions of Russia. First, it was Napoleon in 1812, leading the mighty Grande Armée into the East. Then, in 1941, Hitler unleashed Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion force the world had ever seen. Both men promised swift victory. Both ended in disaster. In this episode, we explore how two of history’s most powerful war

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00:06:32

Leading From The Front

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/21

He wasn’t a household name, but Brigadier General Enoch Poor was one of George Washington’s most trusted officers and a hero of the American Revolution. Born a humble cabinetmaker, Poor became a successful shipbuilder, an early patriot, and a battlefield leader whose courage helped turn the tide at Saratoga and Monmouth. But his death in 1780—officially from typhus, possibly from a secret duel—remains one of the war’s enduring mysteries. In this episode, we peel back the layers of Poor’s life, from

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00:05:18

This Is a Lot Bigger Than Any Domestic Problems You...

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/20

In the summer of 1980, I was sixteen years old when I stepped into a theater and watched The Blues Brothers—my first R-rated film—and it knocked me flat in the best way. This wasn’t just a comedy. It was a riotous collision of rhythm, rebellion, and redemption. On this episode of Dave Does History, we’re diving headfirst into the madness behind the music, the wrecked police cruisers, and the real-life soul legends that made the film unforgettable. We’ll talk about cocaine budgets, deleted scenes

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00:05:32

The Steagles?

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/19

In the middle of World War II, when pro football was scraping for survival and young men were trading helmets for helmets of a different kind, the NFL cooked up one of the strangest solutions in sports history: the Steagles. That’s right — the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merged into one team for the 1943 season. It was awkward, gritty, and surprisingly successful. Coaches who couldn’t stand each other. Players working defense jobs by day and taking hits by night. And somehow, it

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00:07:57

All For a Bit of Colored Ribbon

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/18

On June 18, 1815, in the muddy farmlands near a quiet Belgian village, the fate of Europe thundered to a climax. The Battle of Waterloo wasn’t just a clash of armies—it was the final, defiant gamble of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican general who had once crowned himself emperor and shaken the world. This episode of Dave Does History unpacks the drama, chaos, and consequences of that pivotal day. We’ll walk the battlefield hour by hour, hear from the men who stood in the squares, and examine the

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00:33:48

Liberty 250 - Blood In The Snow

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/17

In this explosive episode of Dave Does History, Dave Bowman joins Bill Mick to dissect the chain of events that lit the fuse of the American Revolution. From the biting street politics of the Sons of Liberty to the fatal musket blast on a snowy Boston night, Dave walks us through the Boston Massacre with sharp insight and sharp elbows. You'll meet a wigmaker’s apprentice, a furious redcoat, and a 12-year-old boy whose funeral became political theater. You'll hear how propaganda, principle,

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00:12:31

This We'll Defend

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/14

They didn’t call it the United States Army, not yet. They called it the Continental Army. It wasn’t much to look at. Ragtag farmers and tradesmen with worn boots and mismatched coats, some carrying their grandfather’s musket, others with nothing but a pitchfork and righteous anger. But it was the beginning of something that still stands strong today.

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00:04:49

Two Charlies

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/13

On this episode of Dave Does History, we take a royal detour into the wonderfully weird coincidence of two medieval monarchs who shared more than a bloodline—they shared a birthday. June 13 gave us Charles the Bald and Charles the Fat, two kings from the Carolingian dynasty who ruled over fractured empires with wildly different styles and very different waistlines. One rebuilt cavalry and outwitted Vikings. The other bought off raiders and watched his empire fall apart. Neither lived up to their

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00:08:22

Gages Last Card

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/12

On June 12, 1775, just days before the Battle of Bunker Hill, British General Thomas Gage made a desperate move. Surrounded in Boston by angry colonial militias, Gage issued a formal proclamation declaring martial law across Massachusetts. It was a bold attempt to restore order, offering pardons to rebels—except for two: Samuel Adams and John Hancock. But rather than break the back of the rebellion, Gage's proclamation backfired. It outraged the public, rallied the Sons of Liberty, and helped

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00:07:23

The Committee of Five

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/11

In the summer of 1776, as the colonies stood on the edge of revolution, five men were tasked with putting the cause of liberty into words. They weren’t soldiers or generals, but thinkers, writers, and statesmen. Together, they formed what history remembers as the Committee of Five. Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Sherman, and Livingston weren’t just drafting a political statement—they were writing the birth certificate of a new nation. On this episode of Dave Does History, we’re diving into the story

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00:32:33

DDH - The Sons of Liberty

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/10

If you think the revolution started with Jefferson’s pen, this hour will make you rethink everything. Listen now to “The Sons of Liberty” and find out what really happened when rebellion wore gang colors and carried torches through Boston’s streets.

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00:13:11

This Is How Democracy Dies

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/09

It’s tempting to look at this as ancient history, dusty and irrelevant. But there’s a lesson here that still echoes. Democracies don’t die in flames. They die in whispers. In backroom deals. In the slow erosion of trust. They die when people give up, when elites conspire, when fear replaces conviction.

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00:10:40

The Liberty Incident

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/08

On June 8, 1967, in the sunlit waters of the eastern Mediterranean, an American ship flew the Stars and Stripes over calm seas. Her name was the USS Liberty, a lightly armed intelligence vessel serving under the National Security Agency. She carried 294 crew members, including sailors, Marines, and NSA linguists trained in Arabic and Russian. That morning, the Liberty cruised peacefully, 13 miles off the Sinai Peninsula, well within international waters. Overhead, Israeli reconnaissance planes

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00:07:27

The Lee Resolution

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/07

It was June 7, 1776, a heavy summer day in Philadelphia. The streets simmered with tension, and inside the State House, the Second Continental Congress sat on the edge of history. The men in that room had argued, pleaded, and petitioned for peace, but now the moment had come to talk about war. Not just war with muskets, but a war of ideas, a war of separation. That morning, a tall Virginian named Richard Henry Lee rose to speak. What he offered wasn’t diplomacy. It was a clean and final break from

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00:11:11

Devil Dogs

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/06

On June 6, 1918, in a quiet forest just thirty-nine miles from Paris, the United States Marine Corps stepped into history—and hell. At Belleau Wood, fresh American forces met a hardened German enemy in a battle that would come to define the character of the Corps and the cost of liberty. It was the deadliest single day in Marine Corps history up to that time, with more than a thousand casualties suffered in wheat fields and tangled underbrush. In this episode of Dave Does History, we revisit the

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00:08:52

The Last Lawman

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/05

On this episode of Dave Does History, we take a long, hard look at one of the most controversial figures of the American West—Pat Garrett. You probably know him as the man who shot Billy the Kid, but Garrett’s story runs far deeper than that single, fateful moment in a darkened New Mexico bedroom. Born in Alabama, raised in Louisiana, and forged by the chaos of post-Civil War America, Garrett rose from cowboy to lawman, then fell into scandal, poverty, and betrayal. Along the way, he tangled with

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00:05:15

The Last King of America

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/04

On this episode of Dave Does History, we take a closer look at one of the most misunderstood figures of the American Revolution, King George III. To many Americans, he is the villain in powdered wigs and red coats, the tyrant Jefferson scorned in the Declaration. But the real George was far more complex, a young man thrust into power, wrestling with political chaos abroad and personal demons at home. We will walk through his life, from his unexpected rise to the throne to the mental struggles that

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00:32:09

Liberty 250 - If It Be Treason

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/03

In this episode of Dave Does History on Bill Mick Live, we venture back to a sweltering chamber in colonial Virginia, where a fiery young legislator named Patrick Henry took the floor and lit a spark that would soon roar into revolution. With the Stamp Act threatening colonial autonomy and the Sugar Act deepening imperial control, Henry stood defiant and drew a dangerous comparison—likening King George III to Julius Caesar. Accused of treason, he thundered back: “If this be treason, make the most of

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