Stories of American History

September 04, 1622 - Ill Fated Treasure Ship Nuestra Señora de Atocha Departs Havanna
Today I will relate the tale of the Spanish treasure ship Nuestra Senora De Atocha.
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Colonial America…

Today I will talk about the first sightings of the European honeybeen in North America.
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Colonial American History Stories - 1215 - 1664

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Boston Tea Party
Today I will talk about one of the seminal events in pre-revolutionary America, the Boston Tea Party.
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A Day in United States History - Book 1

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Beginning of the Boston Impressments - Sparked the Knowles Riots
Today I will talk about the British practice of impressments in Boston that led to a series of riots.
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A Day in United State…

Royal Proclamation of 1763
Today I will talk about the Proclamation of 1763 and its effect on the American colonists.
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A Day in United States History - Book 1

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First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia
Today I will talk about the First Continental Congress and its first meeting in September 1774.
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Stamp Act Riots - Stamp Distributor Andrew Oliver Hanged in Effigy
Today's episode relates the growing anger against British rule when Bostonians hung Stamp Distributor Andrew Oliver in effigy.
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The Abduction and Rescue of Jemima Boone
this episode relates the experiences of Jemima Boone and two of her friends when they were kidnapped by a band of Shawnee and Cherokee warriors on July 14, 177…

First of the Hutchinson Letters Published
This episode relates the publication of the Hutchinson Letters, which Benjamin Franklin had leaked to the Speaker of the House in Massachusetts while he was l…

May 12, 1777 - First Ice Cream Advertisement
This episode relates the first known advertisement that hawked everyone's favorite treat, ice cream.
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A Day in United States History - Book 1

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Slave Girl Priscilla Begins Her Horrible Journey
Today's episode involves the horrible journey into slavery taken by a ten-year old girl named Priscilla.
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A Day in United States History - …

March 05, 1770 Boston Massacre - British Troops Kill Five In Crowd
Greetings, this episode relates the incident that occurred on March 5, 1770 that has come to be known as the Boston Massacre
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The Rescue of Alexander Selkirk - Progenitor of Character Robinson Crusoe

This episode relates the rescue of Alexander Selkirk from his plight, stranded on an island for four years. Selkirk would beco…

The First Woman Hanged In Georgia
Today the topic is about colonial justice, which was fast and severe.

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A Day in United States History - Book 1

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The Pilgrims - Part 3
Today we will continue our story of the Pilgrims and their beginning in the New World.
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Colonial American History Stories - 1215 - 1664

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The Pilgrims - Part 2
Today we will follow the Pilgrims on their journey from England to the New World. 

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Colonial American History Stories - 1215 - 1664

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The Pilgrims - Part 1
In this episode the author talks about the beginning of the Pilgrim's journey to the New World.
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Colonial American History Stories - 1215 - 1664

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Virginia Colony Leaders Request More Orphans for Workers
Today the author talks about the severe labor shortage in the Virginia colony and the colonial leaders desperate attempt to address it.
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First Blacks Land at Jamestown Virginia
Today I will talk about the arrival of the first blacks at Jamestown, Virginia in late August 1619.
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Colonial American History Stories - 1215 - 166…

Pocahontas and John Rolfe
Pocahontas, the Daughter Of Chief Powhatan Married Planter John Rolfe, bringing an end to the four-year-old First Anglo–Powhatan War.
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Colonial American History S…