History Dispatches
By Matt and McKinley Breen
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Description
History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.
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The Peshtigo Fire - History's Deadliest Wildfire
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May 13, 2025 |
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Great Chicago Fire
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May 12, 2025 |
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Thrasybulus - the man who saved Athenian democracy
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May 09, 2025 |
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The Death of Glenn Miller
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May 08, 2025 |
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Zheng Yi Sao - the Pirate Queen of Southeast Asia
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May 07, 2025 |
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1883 Eruption of Krakatoa
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May 06, 2025 |
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The Pleasant Valley War - America's Bloodiest Family Feud
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May 05, 2025 |
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Wu Zetian - China's Only Female Emperor
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May 02, 2025 |
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Joshua Glover: Freedom Found
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May 01, 2025 |
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The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Jan Žižka - the one-eyed general who never lost a battle
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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The Kyūjō Incident - the coup that almost extended World War II
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Cod Wars - The battle for fishing rights in the North Atlantic
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Zimmerman Telegram - the note that brought America into World War I
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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William Walker and the Filibuster War
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Enheduanna: History's First Author
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Captain Vernice Armour: The first African American female combat pilot
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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1527 Sack of Rome
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Anders' Exiled Polish Army of WWII
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Sidi Mubarak Bombay
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Alfred the Great and the Great Heathen Army
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The Rosetta Stone - the Key to Unlocking Egypt's Past
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Johnny Appleseed
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Battle of Blair Mountain - America's Largest Labor Uprising
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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The Heist of the Irish Crown Jewels
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Alberta Rat Campaign
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Kensington Runestone
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Battle of Castle Itter
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Bessie Coleman - the First African-American Pilot
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Alfred Nobel and the Creation of Dynamite
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Stonewall Riots
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Monopoly - The Surprising History of the World's most Famous Game
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Black Bart - the Wild West's Gentleman Bandit
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Ice Bowl - Football's Most Famous Clash on the Frozen Tundra
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Video Game Crash of 1983
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Opium Wars
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Henry Avery and the Greatest Pirate Raid in History
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Alexander Selkirk - the Real Robinson Crusoe
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Library of Alexandria
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Drake's Brass Plate - Relic or Hoax?
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Rosa Parks
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Head of Oliver Cromwell
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Dancing Plague of 1518
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Junko Tabei - the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Wojtek the Bear
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Great Emu War
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Saint Patrick: The Man Behind the Legend
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Introducing History Dispatches
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Feb 28, 2025 |