Stuff You Missed in History Class

Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

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Smallpox has been around longer than recorded history. It killed royalty, shifted the tides of battles, and was so terrifying that many religions have gods, saints and martyrs associated with it. And Edward Jenner gets the credit for changing all that.


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 November 20, 2013  46m
 
 

Edward Jenner, Father of Vaccines

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 November 20, 2013  40m
 
 

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 November 18, 2013  41m
 
 

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 November 18, 2013  34m
 
 

Emperor Rudolf II of Austria


He was an art patron. He loved science. He spoke many languages. He was also known for a dark temper and instability, and his poor decisions as a ruler are credited with leading to the Thirty years War.


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 November 13, 2013  32m
 
 

Emperor Rudolf II of Austria

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 November 13, 2013  26m
 
 

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 November 11, 2013  26m
 
 

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In addition to being a poet, Audre was a teacher, speaker, wife and mother, and become an influential presence in the feminist movement. She also wrote candidly about her battle with cancer in her groundbreaking work, “The Cancer Journals.”


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 November 6, 2013  39m
 
 

Audre Lorde Pt. 2

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In addition to being a poet, Audre was a teacher, speaker, wife and mother, and become an influential presence in the feminist movement. She also wrote candidly about her battle with cancer in her groundbreaking work, "The Cancer Journals."


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