Backtrack History-logo

Backtrack History

History Podcasts

What happened this week in history? The people, decisions, disasters, and triumphs that have shaped our world come to life in Backtrack History.

Location:

United States

Description:

What happened this week in history? The people, decisions, disasters, and triumphs that have shaped our world come to life in Backtrack History.

Language:

English

Contact:

2133127283


Episodes

Symbols, Myths, and Dreams

8/29/2017
This week Stu looks at the historic contexts of the symbols displayed and protested in the recent violence at Charlottesville, VA. Was the Civil War about slavery? How do we remember the Confederacy and the war that tore the country in two?

Duration:00:58:23

The Black Squadron Of Matthew Perry

3/29/2017
For over two centuries, Japan was a locked country. Any foreigner who set foot on Japanese soil was executed. But the world wasn't it content to let it stay closed forever. In 1853, a brash American Commodore sailed into the forbidden waters of Edo (Tokyo) Bay, turned his guns on the city, and demanded Japan open its doors.

Duration:01:06:38

Einstein's Relativity

3/21/2017
A distracted, daydreaming assistant clerk once imagined he was riding a bus traveling at light speed. In a rush of inspiration, he suddenly understood the universe in ways no one had ever imagined. When his published theories invalidated two centuries of scientific thought, Einstein was in a race to prove his theory, but World War I threatened to unravel everything.

Duration:00:49:22