HUB History - Our Favorite Stories from Boston History

Where two history buffs go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston, the hub of the universe.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 44m. Bisher sind 375 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 20 hours 19 minutes

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Ghosts and Shadows of Automobile Row, with Ken Liss (episode 180)


In the early 20th century, car dealerships, tire companies, parts distributors, and other related businesses lined a section of Commonwealth Avenue in Allston that was known as Automobile Row, a sort of urban forefather of the suburban Auto Mile toda ...


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 April 13, 2020  48m
 
 

Dr. Thomas Young, the Forgotten Revolutionary, with Scott Nadler (episode 179)


Doctor Thomas Young was a native of New York’s Hudson Valley who seemed to be present at all of Boston’s revolutionary events, from the creation of the committee of correspondence, to the Boston Massacre, to the Tea Party. He had been an early and i ...


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 April 6, 2020  51m
 
 

Puritan Countermagic Revisited


Built in 1637, the Fairbanks House in Dedham is the oldest building in Massachusetts and the oldest wood-framed building in North America. It was occupied by the members of the Fairbanks family for nearly 300 years. In this interview from August 2018 ...


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 March 30, 2020  58m
 
 

The Deleterious Effects of Marsh Miasmata (episode 177)


Instead of profiling a historic Bostonian or bringing you a dramatic story, let’s read a letter together. This brief letter gives an account of a strange and frightening occurrence on Boston’s Long Wharf in the summer of 1797. Along with one delightf ...


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 March 22, 2020  34m
 
 

Epidemics and Public Health in Boston (episode 176)


I had planned an episode on a different topic for this week, but in light of our current COVID-19 state of emergency, I decided to share some classic clips about Boston’s experiences with epidemics and public health. Speaking of public health, I hope ...


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 March 15, 2020  1h53m
 
 

The Missing Passengers of Flight 30 (episode 175)


World Airways flight 30 landed at Logan Airport on January 23, 1982, in the middle of an ice storm. The plane touched down late on a slippery runway, sliding into Boston Harbor and breaking in half. The passengers and flight attendants pulled off an ...


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 March 8, 2020  39m
 
 

Remembering the Boston Massacre, with Nat Sheidley (episode 174)


March 5th marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, when a party of British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians, killing five. It was a terrible personal tragedy in a small town of 15,000 residents, and it almost immediately became pol ...


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 March 2, 2020  1h39m
 
 

Remembering the Boston Massacre, with Nat Sheidley (episode 174)


March 5th marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, when a party of British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians, killing five. It was a terrible personal tragedy in a small town of 15,000 residents, and it almost immediately became pol ...


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 March 2, 2020  1h39m
 
 

The Last Women Jailed for Suffrage (episode 173)


On February 24, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson visited Boston on his way home from the peace conference that ended World War I, expecting to find adoring supporters. Instead, he was greeted by members of the National Women’s Party. After a long camp ...


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 February 24, 2020  32m
 
 

The Red Scare in Park Square (episode 172)


Draft riots are nothing new in Boston. A 1970 protest at Northeastern University over the draft and the Vietnam War devolved into a riot. In 1863, the North End was torn by a draft riot that ended with the militia firing a cannon at a crowd of mostly ...


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 February 17, 2020  50m