History in a Hurry

Born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, a young princess marries the heir to the Russian throne and becomes Catherine the Great. L... Read more

In August of 1769, a boy was born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. His name was Napoleon Bonaparte and he would c... Read more

Have you heard of Jesse James? He was an American outlaw, robber, guerrilla, and Southern sympathizer during and after t... Read more

Maria Eva Duarte was born in a tiny shack in one of Argentina’s poor shanty towns. Despite her humble beginnings, Eva or... Read more

Tune in for a special episode from GPN’s sister podcast, Coldest Cases! What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? 20 ... Read more

Things get dark on this week's episode. That's because we are talking about the tragic and horrific history of the Congo... Read more

At the turn of the 20th century, Europe was a pretty unstable place. Romania was not immune from the political unrest, b... Read more

He was the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. At one point, he reigned over millions of people from Europe t... Read more

From the beginning, roller derby has been an unconventional sport with unconventional players. Its history is as surpris... Read more

The man dubbed "the architect of the holocaust", Adolf Eichmann, was able to escape in the aftermath of the second world... Read more

When Nikola Tesla died in 1943, he left a world that was completely changed because of him. Every time you turn on a lig... Read more

After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, the Japanese ran wild and strung together victory and vic... Read more

In Part one we saw Napoleon's incredible rise to become ruler of a powerful European empire. But the good times are abou... Read more

100 years ago, the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution officially went into effect. And just like that, tho... Read more

Ada Lovelace is possibly one of the smartest people the world has ever known. Born in London in 1815, she had a rare min... Read more

In 1534, a group of religious extremists took complete control of the German town of Munster. Their leader, Jan van Leid... Read more

He was Alexander III of Macedon, but today almost everyone knows him as “Alexander the Great”. By age 30, he had created... Read more

Did you know the alarm clock that woke you up this morning has been around since the times of Ancient Greece? Of course,... Read more

Jack and Lauren truly stretch the whole “in a hurry” thing on today’s episode of History in a Hurry. But Apollo 13 is su... Read more

Join Jack and Lauren as we dive into the fascinating life and story of Hildegard of Bingen. Not many women in the Middle... Read more