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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 22 hours 1 minute
Episode 6: The First Boston Revolution (Dec 4, 2016)
Early one April morning, Boston rose up in revolt, overthrowing the widely hated royal governor. A provincial militia surrounded the city, while the Royal Navy backed British authorities. But this wasn't Lexington or Concord. This was the 1689 rev ...
Episode 5: Secret Nazis on Boston Harbor (Nov 27, 2016)
At the end of World War II, the Allied powers raced across Germany, competing to capture technology related to Nazi super-weapons and the scientists who developed them. The US military operated a secret program that located high-value scientists, sm ...
Episode 4: The Thanksgiving minisode (Nov 20, 2016)
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! This week, we’re doing a mini-sode (miniature episode, get it?) on this week’s historical anniversaries, with a quick discussion of Boston’s first Thanksgiving. Enjoy! Show notes at: http://HUBhistory.com/004
Episode 3: Slower than molasses (Nov 13, 2016)
When an industrial tank collapsed in Boston’s North End in 1919, a wave of molasses destroyed the surrounding neighborhood. 21 people were killed and at least 150 were injured, along with an untold number of horses. This tragedy is made all the wor ...
Episode 2: How Cotton Mather saved Boston (Nov 6, 2016)
When smallpox threatened Boston in 1721, Cotton Mather was a leading advocate of inoculation. How did this influential Puritan, best known for his role in the Salem witch trials, become an advocate for scientific medicine? Listen to this week’s epi ...
Episode 1: Remember remember the fifth of November (Oct 30, 2016)
How did early Boston “celebrate” on November 5th each year? By drinking, brawling, and burning effigies of the Pope, of course. That story, and all the important historic anniversaries for October 31 to November 6 in our debut episode. Show notes ...
Episode 0: Welcome to HUB History!
Welcome to HUB History! We can't wait to share our favorite stories from Boston's long history. The first episode will air on October 30. In the meantime, visit http://HUBhistory.com/ to subscribe.