# American History Hit

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Official site: https://shows.acast.com/american-history-hit
Author: History Hit
Episodes: 392

## Resource

Join Don Wildman twice a week for your hit of American history, as he explores the past to help us understand the United States of today. We’ll hear how codebreakers uncovered secret Japanese plans for the Battle of Midway, visit Chief Powhatan as he prepares for war with the British, see Walt Disney accuse his former colleagues of being communists, and uncover the dark history that lies beneath Central Park. From pre-colonial America to independence, slavery to civil rights, the gold rush to the space race, join Don as he speaks to leading experts to delve into America’s past. New episodes every Monday and Thursday. Brought to you by History Hit, the award-winning podcast network and world’s best history channel on demand, featuring shows like Dan Snow’s History Hit, Not Just The Tudors and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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## Episodes
- [How 'New Amsterdam' Became 'New York'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/how-new-amsterdam-became-new-york) — 2026-06-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Worst Siege of the Civil War: Vicksburg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/worst-siege-of-the-civil-war-vicksburg) — 2026-05-28T08:00:00+00:00
- [When Was the Revolutionary War Won?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/when-was-the-revolutionary-war-won) — 2026-05-25T08:00:00+00:00
- [America's War Against Pirates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/america-s-war-against-pirates) — 2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00
- [King Phillip's War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/king-phillip-s-war) — 2026-05-18T08:00:00+00:00
- [Annexation of Alaska](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/annexation-of-alaska) — 2026-05-14T02:00:00+00:00
- [The Quaker Who Put Penn in Pennsylvania](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-quaker-who-put-penn-in-pennsylvania) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00
- [Stonewall Jackson's Last Battle: Chancellorsville](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/stonewall-jackson-s-last-battle-chancellorsville) — 2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00
- [A Day in the Life of a Puritan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-puritan) — 2026-05-04T02:00:00+00:00
- [George Washington's Spies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/george-washington-s-spies) — 2026-04-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Geronimo's Rebellion and the Apache Wars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/geronimo-s-rebellion-and-the-apache-wars) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Astors, The Gilded Age & The Building of New York](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-astors-the-gilded-age-the-building-of-new-york) — 2026-04-23T08:00:00+00:00
- [Shays' Rebellion: An Honorable Rebellion?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/shays-rebellion-an-honorable-rebellion) — 2026-04-20T08:00:00+00:00
- [How to Escape Alcatraz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/how-to-escape-alcatraz) — 2026-04-16T02:00:00+00:00
- [When the Mormons Rebelled Against America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/when-the-mormons-rebelled-against-america) — 2026-04-13T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Origins of Chicago](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-origins-of-chicago) — 2026-04-09T08:00:00+00:00
- [Nat Turner's Rebellion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/nat-turner-s-rebellion) — 2026-04-06T08:00:00+00:00
- [What Is The Kennedy Curse?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/what-is-the-kennedy-curse) — 2026-04-02T08:00:00+00:00
- [The Trail of Tears | The Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-trail-of-tears-the-frontier) — 2026-03-30T08:00:00+00:00
- [Rise and Fall of the Shakers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/rise-and-fall-of-the-shakers) — 2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Texas Rangers | The Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-texas-rangers-the-frontier) — 2026-03-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Battle of Fredericksburg](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-battle-of-fredericksburg) — 2026-03-19T09:00:00+00:00
- [Murder on the California Trail | The Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/murder-on-the-california-trail-the-frontier) — 2026-03-16T09:00:00+00:00
- [America's Bloodiest Day: Battle of Antietam](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/america-s-bloodiest-day-battle-of-antietam) — 2026-03-12T09:00:00+00:00
- [How Wild Was the Wild West? | The Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/how-wild-was-the-wild-west-the-frontier) — 2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00
- [What Did FDR Get Wrong?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/what-did-fdr-get-wrong) — 2026-03-05T09:00:00+00:00
- [Life and Death on the Oregon Trail | The Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/life-and-death-on-the-oregon-trail-the-frontier) — 2026-03-02T09:00:00+00:00
- [The Making of Malcolm X](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/the-making-of-malcolm-x) — 2026-02-26T09:00:00+00:00
- [Darkest Hours: Origins of Slavery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/darkest-hours-origins-of-slavery) — 2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00
- [Rodeo: An All American History?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-hit-5648990/rodeo-an-all-american-history) — 2026-02-19T09:00:00+00:00

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