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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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00:08:35

The Father of the Navy

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/06

He’s remembered for one of the boldest lines in American history—“I have not yet begun to fight!”—but the real John Paul Jones was far more complicated than a single quote. In this episode of Dave Does History, we sail straight into the stormy life of the man who took the American Revolution to Britain’s own shores, fought a burning ship into legend, and became both a national hero and an international headache. Born in Scotland, chased out of the Caribbean by scandal, and later knighted by a French

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00:06:33

The Last Love Letter

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/05

Before America declared its independence, before anyone started talking seriously about revolution, the colonists made one last desperate appeal to their king. It was called the Olive Branch Petition, and it wasn’t a threat. It was a love letter. In this episode of Dave Does History, we’re going back to the summer of 1775, when American leaders still believed King George III might save them from Parliament’s abuses. They begged. They praised him. They even prayed for his long reign. But what they

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00:07:39

Unvexed to the Sea

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/04

On this episode of Dave Does History, we’re headed down to the bluffs of Mississippi, where, on July 4th, 1863, the city of Vicksburg surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. While the cannons still cooled in Gettysburg, Grant’s army delivered the blow that split the Confederacy in two and gave President Lincoln reason to declare that “the Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.” It wasn’t just a military victory, it was the moment the Union took hold of the Mississippi River and, with it,

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00:08:02

Hands Across the Stone Wall

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/03

In July 1913, fifty years after the cannons fell silent at Gettysburg, something astonishing happened. More than 53,000 Civil War veterans—old enemies who once charged at each other with bayonets and bullets—returned to the battlefield not for war, but for peace. They came with canes instead of rifles, shaking hands across the same stone walls where they once fought and fell. The 50th Anniversary Reunion of Gettysburg wasn’t just a commemoration. It was a powerful act of reconciliation, a national

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00:11:27

Caesar Rodney’s Ride

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/02

Caesar Rodney was no ordinary man. He was a physician, a farmer, and a military officer who had served in the Delaware Assembly. He was also one of the most ardent supporters of independence, but on the day of the vote, he was in Delaware, a 70-mile journey away from Philadelphia. Rodney had been in poor health and had been unable to attend the Continental Congress for some time. But on the day of the vote, he knew he had to be there. Delaware’s vote was still uncertain; the state had only two

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00:32:37

DDH - Acts That Were Intolerable

Dave Does History ·

2025/07/01

In this episode of Dave Does History, we travel back to 1774 and examine the moment when the British Crown pushed too far and the American colonies finally stood together. Dave Bowman joins Bill Mick Live to explore the Intolerable Acts, a series of harsh laws meant to punish Massachusetts but which instead united the colonies in defiance. From the closure of Boston’s port to the often-overlooked Quebec Act, Dave breaks down how these measures lit a fire across the continent. He also draws a

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00:05:10

A Name Perpetual

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/27

On this episode of Dave Does History, we’re heading back to the summer of 1497, when a blacksmith and a lawyer led a march of 15,000 angry Cornishmen across southern England toward the gates of London. Their mission? To protest a tax they didn’t believe in, imposed by a king they barely recognized, for a war they had no stake in. It all ended in blood at Blackheath, and with two bodies swinging at Tyburn. But the story of Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank didn’t die with them. In fact, it lit a fire

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00:09:09

Lass' sie nach Berlin Kommen

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/26

In June of 1963, the Cold War stood like a concrete wall between freedom and tyranny—quite literally in Berlin. President John F. Kennedy, in one of the most electrifying moments of his presidency, traveled to the divided city to deliver a message not just to Germans, but to the world. With the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner," he declared solidarity with those trapped behind the Iron Curtain, turning a routine diplomatic visit into a timeless call for liberty. This was no mere campaign

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00:07:46

The Woman Who Laucnhed a Thousand Headlines

Dave Does History ·

2025/06/25

On a sweltering summer night in 1906, the rooftop theatre of Madison Square Garden became the stage for one of the most infamous murders in American history. Architect Stanford White, a towering figure of Gilded Age New York, was gunned down in front of hundreds by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw. The motive? A beautiful young model named Evelyn Nesbit, caught in a web of seduction, obsession, and revenge. What followed was a media firestorm, a scandal that gripped the nation, and a courtroom

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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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