History in Ten

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The History in Ten Podcast is a Timeless inspired history podcast for the non-historian by the non-historian. Tune in each week to take a look into historical events, people, movies, and periods that aren't taught in school, or that are forgotten by history - in just 10 short minutes! Looking to get in touch? Have ideas? Email us at [email protected]!

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Episode 25: World's Fairs

History in Ten

04/15/19 • 11 min

Timeless fans and readers of Eric Larson's "The Devil in the White City" may know the history of the Chicago World's Fair (the World's Columbian Exhibition) well, but do you know that there were other major exhibitions around the world that featured major architectural, industrial, and artistic feats?

Episode 24: Architecture of Chicago

History in Ten

04/08/19 • 11 min

Chicago's history is fascinating, but what's even more intriguing is its architectural history. Listen in as we discover just a fraction of what Chicago's architectural history has to offer.

Episode 23: Early Female Computer Programmers

History in Ten

03/25/19 • 11 min

As March comes to a close and we begin to wrap up women’s history month, let’s take some time to recognize two female computer programmers who made an incredible impact on what we see and use on a daily basis.

Episode 21: Unknown Battles of World War II

History in Ten

03/04/19 • 11 min

Do you remember the Battle of Los Angeles? No? What about the Battle of Crete? Still no? There are often a lot of decisive battles left out of history books because wars, especially ones as large as World War II, were full of battles. But a lot of these unknown battles heavily influenced the results of the war or, in the case of the Battle of Los Angeles, emphasize just how high tensions about a potential invasion went.

Episode 18: The Brooklyn Bridge and Emily Warren Roebling

History in Ten

02/04/19 • 11 min

Have you ever walked or driven across a bridge and wondered just who made it and how it was made? Or have you, like me, marveled the architectural and engineering feats of New York City’s bridges, subways, and tunnels? Did you know that much of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge was actually monitored by a woman? Emily Warren Roebling stepped in for her husband, Washington Roebling when he fell ill during the construction of the bridge, and she saw it to completion.

Episode 10: Guy Fawkes Day

History in Ten

11/05/18 • 11 min

Do you remember the 2005 dystopian movie starring Natalie Portman, V for Vendetta? Did you ever wonder where the idea for the movie came from, or know that it was originally a graphic novel? In today's 10 minutes, we dive into the history of the inspiration of the movie and novel: the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, better known today as Guy Fawkes Day.

Episode 9: Hockey History and Tim Horton

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10/30/18 • 7 min

We all know hockey heroes Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosby, and we all know Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas and KFC founder Colonel Sanders, but have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined the two? Today’s episode focuses on hockey hero and Tim Hortons founder, Miles Gilbert “Tim” Horton.

Episode 3: Ghost Towns and Abandoned Places

History in Ten

08/27/18 • 9 min

What comes to mind when you here the words "ghost towns?" Do you think of the old west, boarded up buildings with tumble weeds rolling by? Or do you think about modern abandoned places? Episode 3 explores an old ghost town in California, Bodie, and two modern day abandoned towns, Centralia and Pripyat.

Episode 0: Welcome to History in 10

History in Ten

08/06/18 • 8 min

Welcome to History in 10! The History in 10 Podcast is a Timeless inspired history podcast for the non-historian by the non-historian. Tune in each week to take a look into historical events, people, movies, and periods that aren't taught in school, or that are forgotten by history - in just 10 short minutes!

Danish History Part 2 (S2, E1)

History in Ten

06/01/20 • 16 min

The History in 10 Podcast is back for season 2!

In this first episode, we're wrapping up what we started in Season 1: Danish history, but we're taking a bit of a different approach. Instead of going through each point in history and drawing it out like we're reading a history textbook, we're focusing on some interesting points in Danish history.

Listen in as we talk about the Kalmar Union, how at one point anyone could become a noble, the history of Copenhagen, one of Denmark's most famous authors, Hans Christian Andersen, the Little Mermaid statue, and a few other interesting pieces of Danish history.

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Resources:

https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/1?p=2

https://www.britannica.com/place/Denmark/The-Late-Middle-Ages

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/denmark/history

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Copenhagen-1807

https://www.pps.org/places/nyhavn

https://www.nicerightnow.com/destinations/europe/denmark/copenhagen-nyhavn/

https://denmark.net/little-mermaid-copenhagen/

https://www.biography.com/writer/hans-christian-andersen