Dave Does History Podcast
1) The Night the Militia Stood Their Ground
In the early hours of November 9, 1780, the quiet woods along the Broad River in South Carolina erupted in musket fire. The British, led by Major James Wemyss, had crept toward what they thought was a...Show More
2) Once Upon a time In Camelot
In 1960, America stood on the edge of a new decade, torn between the steady hand of experience and the promise of youthful change. The presidential race between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senato...Show More
3) Dunmore's Proclamation
On November 7, 1775, from the deck of a British warship anchored off Norfolk, Virginia, Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation that shook the colonies to their core. The royal governor declared martial la...Show More
4) The March King
John Philip Sousa was more than a composer. He was the heartbeat of an emerging America, a man whose marches made a young nation stand taller. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1854, Sousa rose from a Mari...Show More
5) HMS Jervis Bay
In November 1940, in the cold and deadly North Atlantic, a converted passenger liner named HMS Jervis Bay faced an impossible task. She was the only escort for Convoy HX 84 when a German pocket battle...Show More
6) Blood on the Train Platform
On November 4, 1921, the rhythm of modern Japan stopped cold at Tokyo Station. Prime Minister Hara Takashi, the first commoner ever to lead the nation, was on his way to Kyoto when a railway worker st...Show More
7) The Voice of Freedom
John Willis Menard’s story begins with hope and collides with history. In 1868, he became the first African American elected to the United States Congress, a victory that symbolized the promise of Rec...Show More
8) Naploleon of the Stump
In this episode, we explore James K. Polk, the eleventh president of the United States and one of the most effective yet controversial leaders in American history. Known as the first "dark horse" cand...Show More
9) The Calculus of Crime
In this episode of Dave Does History, we uncover the dark, forgotten side of Sir Isaac Newton, the man who defined the laws of motion and gravity but also brought those same laws crashing down on Lond...Show More
10) The Monmouth Disaster
It was Halloween night, 1837. The Mississippi River was swollen and dark, a restless current running beneath a starless sky. Near Profit Island Bend, north of Baton Rouge, two steamboats met in the bl...Show More