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Quick History

Every week I give a little history lesson about stuff you might not know about. I try to keep the episodes 10 minutes or less, and I try my best to add a little humor to the episodes as well!

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E46 - Dancing Plagues

Quick History ·

2025/12/12

Have you ever just danced it out? If so, I bet it didn't last a couple months. A few hundred years ago, that's exactly what happened all over Europe!

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00:01:19

Thank You, 2025!

Quick History ·

2025/12/10

Quick History's fans are the best! Thanks for a great year!

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E45 - 50% Off This Episode, Black Friday Only!

Quick History ·

2025/11/28

Black Friday was born out of chaos that didn't involve shopping, and turned into chaos that involved shopping! This is the history of the beginning of the Christmas shopping season! Act now, supplies are limited!

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E44 - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Christmas Parade

Quick History ·

2025/11/21

It might not be the first, but these days, it's the biggest. Ring in Christmas shopping season with the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving... uh, Christmas Parade!

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E43 - The Sleepy Sickness Epidemic

Quick History ·

2025/11/14

An illness that makes you sleep a lot sounds like a good thing, but it turns out it isn't. In the early 1900s, all around the world, a lot of people died from it.

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00:09:59

E42 - Minnie Cox And The Indianola Affair

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2025/11/07

In the late 1800s, Minnie Cox became the first African American Postmistress in Mississippi, and was later a part of The Indianola Affair, which "sparked the first major debate about race, states’ rights, and federal power in the United States Congress since Reconstruction." - Shennette Garrett-Scott, Mississippi History Now

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E41 - The History Of Halloween

Quick History ·

2025/10/31

This is the first ever special episode of Quick History, and it's 18 minutes long! Learn about the beginning of Halloween, the fear of black cats, witches, Jack-o-lanterns, and trick or treating! Happy Halloween!

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00:05:54

E40 - The History Of Chef Boyardee

Quick History ·

2025/10/24

Chef Ettore Boiardi changed the world forever when he began making and selling canned pasta meals under the much easier-to-pronounce name, Chef Boyardee. But how he got there is a pretty cool story! Welcome to season 4 of Quick History!

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E39 - Herculaneum, Victim Of Vesuvius

Quick History ·

2025/10/17

Mount Vesuvius claimed a few cities when it erupted in 79 CE, none more famous than the ancient city of Pompeii! But this episode isn't about that, it's about another, more well preserved ancient city, Herculaneum! Kinda sounds like a super strong metal in the Marvel Universe.

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E38 - George Washington, Distiller

Quick History ·

2025/10/10

George Washington, first President of the United States, created a "whiskey tax," then made his own whiskey, and taxed himself!

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E37 - Homecoming, Prom, And Coronation

Quick History ·

2025/10/03

A lot of international students studying in the United States and Canada have no idea what Homecoming or Prom is, and a lot of local students in the United States and Canada have no idea what Coronation is. Tune in and find out about them all!

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00:06:23

E36 - Wake Up With A Knocker Up

Quick History ·

2025/09/26

During the Industrial Revolution, people needed to wake up on time for their new fancy factory jobs, so they employed human alarm clocks to come by early in the morning and tap on their windows to wake them up, known as Knocker Uppers!

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E35 - Naked! At The Olympics

Quick History ·

2025/09/19

The Ancient Olympic Games took place over 3000 years ago, and were a bit different from the modern games, such as there was only one winner per event, and they competed naked!Want to keep up to date on Quick History? Check it out on Bluesky, @ quickhistory.bsky.social!

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E34 - The Nomoli Figures

Quick History ·

2025/09/12

Sierra Leone in West Africa has a couple hundred stone statues that could have been created by ancient aliens! But probably not! Nobody knows!Check out Quick History on Bluesky @ quickhistory.bksy.social!

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E33 - The Creation Of Hot Air Balloons

Quick History ·

2025/09/05

Hot air balloons date all the way back to the 1700s, and got their start in France!Check out Quick History on Bluesky @ quickhistory.bksy.social!

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E32 - London Bridge

Quick History ·

2025/08/29

London Bridge has a long and sometimes wild history, dating all the way back to the Romans in 43 AD! And if you can't make it to London to see the bridge, just go to Arizona!Check out Quick History on Bluesky @ quickhistory.bksy.social!

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00:05:56

E31 - When Coca-Cola Was Stolen

Quick History ·

2025/08/15

In 2006, the Cola Wars came to a head, when Coca-Cola's secret recipe was stolen and sold to Pepsi! Or was it?

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E30 - Crazy Horse Memorial

Quick History ·

2025/08/08

In 1939, Chief Henry Standing Bear requested a memorial be made in honor of Ta-sunko-witko, otherwise known as Crazy Horse, an Indian Chief of the Oglala band of Lakota. Work began in 1948, and is still being carved to this day!

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E29 - Cahokia

Quick History ·

2025/08/01

Hundreds of years before the Aztecs, and slightly north of there, was Cahokia, the most important urban settlement of the Mississippian culture, with a population bigger than London and Paris at the time!

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E28 - America's First Armed Bank Robbery

Quick History ·

2025/07/25

This episode has some mature content. Listener discretion advised.Check out Quick History on Bluesky @ quickhistory.bksy.social!

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