George Washington's English Ancestors, Coolidge's Electric Horse and Other Stories

09/15/20 • 33 min

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A hodge-podcast of bits of things. A bit about the Washington family, and ancestors he didn't know that he had. And some follow ups from other casts. About that 'Electric Horse' that Coolidge used for exercise. And Lincoln deals with fake news like a pro.

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