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American History Hit

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American History Hit

382 episodes · 11 with AI analysis

Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mormon theology and Joseph Smith's religious innovationsPolygamy as religious practice and federal policy targetTheocratic governance and religious sovereignty in American territoriesFederal military intervention in domestic religious conflictsMountain Meadows Massacre and religious violenceBrigham Young's leadership and territorial colonization strategyMormon-Native American relations and identificationEdmunds Act and Edmunds-Tucker Act legislationUtah statehood and religious institutional integrationFundamentalist Mormon schism and polygamy persistence

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Apr 13, 2026

When the Mormons Rebelled Against America

Mormon theology and Joseph Smith's religious innovationsPolygamy as religious practice and federal policy targetTheocratic governance and religious sovereignty in American territories
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Mar 12, 2026

America's Bloodiest Day: Battle of Antietam

Battle of Antietam—September 17, 1862Emancipation Proclamation—political timing and strategic deploymentCivil War Eastern Theater strategy and Lee's Maryland invasion
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Mar 16, 2026

The Donner Party Disaster | The Frontier

Donner Party Disaster 1846-1847Westward Migration and Frontier SettlementLansford Hastings' Cutoff Route Deception
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Mar 19, 2026

The Battle of Fredericksburg

Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862)Pontoon bridge logistics and river crossing operationsConfederate defensive positions and fortifications
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Feb 16, 2026

Darkest Hours: The Kent State Shootings

Kent State University Shootings (May 4, 1970)Vietnam War Protests and Anti-War MovementNational Guard Training and Crowd Control
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Feb 19, 2026

Rodeo: An All American History?

Rodeo History and Origins (Spanish Colonial to Modern Era)Women in Rodeo and Gender Exclusion PatternsBlack Cowboys and Racial Segregation in Professional Rodeo
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Feb 23, 2026

Darkest Hours: Origins of Slavery

Transatlantic slave trade and Middle Passage logisticsColonial slavery laws and legal racialization (Massachusetts Body of Liberties, Virginia inheritance laws)Plantation economics and crop systems (tobacco, rice, sugar, cotton)
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Feb 26, 2026

The Making of Malcolm X

Black Nationalism in 20th Century AmericaNation of Islam History and IdeologyMalcolm X Political Evolution
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Mar 2, 2026

Life and Death on the Oregon Trail | The Frontier

Oregon Trail Migration (1840s-1850s)Westward Expansion and Manifest DestinyNative American-Settler Relations
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Mar 5, 2026

What Did FDR Get Wrong?

FDR New Deal Economic Policy FailuresGreat Depression Recovery Timeline and UnemploymentNational Recovery Administration (NRA) Codes and Price Controls
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Mar 9, 2026

How Wild Was the Wild West? | The Frontier

Wild West Mythology vs Historical RealityIndustrial Capitalism and Frontier ExpansionCivil War Legacy in Western Violence
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