On this episode of Our American Stories Jim Johnson finds peculiar friends wherever he goes This story is about one such friend Everett Motl Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our next story comes from our regular contributor Christopher Klein Klein is the author of four books and is a frequent contributor to the History Channel -year-old actor John Wilkes Booth was killed just days after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln Here's Christopher Klein with the story of how the city of Boston embraced the Booth brothers Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories a legend and leader in the hotel world Horst Schulze has reshaped how service and hospitality are defined in business standards that have become world famous Throughout the years he worked for both Hilton Hotels and Hyatt Hotels Corporation before becoming one of the founding members of the luxury hotel chain The Ritz Carlton in Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Claire tells the story of the Battle of Midway America's make or break moment in World War II Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories mere weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an all important stop to the United States to visit with President Roosevelt and to address Congress about the path before them Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in the -year-old Frank Olivo was dressed as Santa Claus at an Eagles' football game where he was booed and pelted with snowballs Here to tell the story is Frank's first-cousin and best friend Richard Monastra Here's Rich starting with a little background on both him and Snowball Santa Frank Olivo Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories the CSS Hunley's sinking of the Housatonic was only a partial success but represents the first time a submarine managed to sink an enemy vessel and it happened in Charleston Harbor during the Civil War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Francis Frank Scott Key was not someone you would have picked to write our national anthem but he did and right after one of America's great military victories Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Ilene Hall enlisted in the Army WAC in she was following her husband Edward Ken Hall to war When her husband to whom she was married in March finished his training and was about to be shipped overseas the young Canton Ohio girl decided not to put an ocean between them Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when President John F Kennedy declared at Rice University that we'd put a man on the Moon by the end of the decade the year was and according to those in the know America was years behind the Soviet Union in terms of our capabilities to do so Nevertheless we managed to achieve that goal despite serious setbacks along the way Steve Kates AKA Dr Sky and the men who went into the final frontier tell the story of America's greatest adventure Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories What you might know about Ralph comes from the Disney movie Miracle which is the true story of the U S Olympic hockey team that upset the powerful Soviets en route to the gold medal at Lake Placid Here's Ralph to share the moment that changed his life forever Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Theodore Roosevelt was just -years-old when he took office in the youngest president ever It was the West that molded Roosevelt into a man and it was here where he learned to carry a big stick Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath and Michael Blake Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories historian extraordinaire Stephen Ambrose tells us a very unlikely World War II story about George McGovern the liberal antiwar Democratic presidential candidate from South Dakota who was soundly defeated by President Nixon in the election This story is from The Wild Blue The Men and Boys who Flew the B- s over Germany Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Monte Monroe Rachel Halversen and Anne Claire tell the story of President James K Polk and why his one term in office managed to beat out most Presidents who served two Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories murder and mayhem ran unchecked in the town of Yankee Hill things were a mess and they needed a real life good guy to save them Thankfully Willie Kennard was that man Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this story itself is the stuff of legends a sunken steamboat buried treasure and the drive of a group of AC repairmen to become rich beyond rich even if it meant going into over a million dollars worth of debt Matt Hawley tells the story of his family's quest to dig up the steamboat Arabia from the middle of a corn field Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories here's The History Guy with the tale of an escaped slave-turned legend named Robert Smalls Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories here again with his recurring series is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author Andrew Thompson as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories meet the woman the Gestapo once considered the most dangerous of all Allied spies Judy Pearson tells the tale of a woman whose bravery was greater than the collapsing world around her Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Iowa listener Joy Neal Kidney shares her father's story Our regular contributors Jon Elfner and Dr Kate Masur author of Until Justice Be Done tell the rest of the story that begins with three runaway enslaved people Tyson Timbs tells us how he found out that old habits do indeed die hard when he was arrested and convicted for selling drugs to undercover cops Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - Reconciling Dad the Farmer and Dad the Veteran Pilot - How The Civil War Openly Became about Slavery [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories In Rhode Islander Joe Jutras broke the record for the largest giant green squash ever grown coming in at lbs Tom Morton always wanted to join the military but it took a while to get onto the yellow footprints at Parris Island Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - This Man Grows Pumpkins That Weigh a TON - Tom Morton Goes to Marine Boot Camp Learn more about your ad-choices at https www iheartpodcastnetwork comSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]