250 Most Impactful Moments in American History

History isn't just what we read in textbooks - it's the story of us, the United States. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Bill Hemmer brings listeners compelling interviews with historians, experts, and eyewitnesses who detail the triumphs, trials, and breakthroughs that defined our nation. In order to understand where the country's heading, it's important to know where we've been. New episodes available every Wednesday.

250 Most Impactful Moments in American History is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 33 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  250 Most Impactful Moments in American History

  90-86: The Forgotten War

  Aug 19, 202639 min

  90: The infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and later found murdered   89: Korean War: North Korean forces invade South Korea, America sends troops to intervene ft. President of Geopolitics and Foreign Policy at CSIS, Georgetown University Professor, & author of China's Weaponization of Trade .   88: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white person in Montgomery, AL   87: The Washington Monument is completed 36 years after construction began ft. Business and economic historian, American Heritage contributing editor, & author of Washington's Monument: And the Men Who Built It, John Steele Gordon. 86: John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  95-91: “Oh, The Humanity”

  Aug 12, 202643 min

  95: German airship The Hindenburg bursts into flames while mooring in Lakehurst, New Jersey killing 35   94: President Reagan is shot by John Hinckley Jr - Reagan would survive the attempt along with two others that were injured in the attack ft. Emeritus Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College, Dr. Stephen F. Knott.    93: War in Afghanistan: The US and a vast coalition of allies invade Afghanistan to depose the Taliban regime and capture Osama bin Laden   92: President Roosevelt addresses the nation in the first of his "Fireside Chats" ft. Professor of History and Judy and Peter Kovler Foundation Fellow in Roosevelt Studies at Marist University, & Senior Fellow and Resident Historian at the Roosevelt Institute, Dr. David B. Woolner.    91: J. Edgar Hoover is appointed to run the FBI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  100-96: Breaking The Color Barrier

  Aug 5, 202640 min

  100: Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier, becoming the first Black man to play Major League Baseball ft. President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick.    99: Zachary Taylor dies in office. Millard Fillmore becomes President   98: The USS Maine explodes off the coast of Cuba killing 266 escalating tensions that lead to the Spanish-American War ft. Walton Chair of Theodore Roosevelt Studies at Dickinson State University & Public Historian of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, Dr. Michael Patrick Cullinane.    97: President Kennedy sets a goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade   96: President Harding dies of a heart attack. Vice President Calvin Coolidge assumes the presidency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  105-101: The Peaceful Transfer Of Power

  Jul 29, 202640 min

  105: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of espionage and sentenced to death ft. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research & author of Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy, Anne Sebba. 104: Alaska is purchased by Secretary of State William Seward from Russia for $7.2M. It is lampooned as Seward's Folly   103: In a 5-4 decision the Supreme Court declares the right to same-sex marriages to be Constitutional in the United States   102: President Clinton denies "sexual relations" with 22-year-old intern Monica Lewinsky. The President would later admit that he "did indeed" have a relationship with the intern. Later that year President Clinton becomes the first US President since Andrew Johnson to be impeached. ft. Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Examiner & FOX News Contributor, Byron York. 101: After being defeated by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams becomes the first incumbent president to lose an election and peacefully transfer power to his successor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  110-106: What Hath God Wrought

  Jul 22, 202636 min

  110: President Johnson signs The Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law abolishing racial segregation   109: Samuel Morse demonstrates electric telegraphy for the first time. Six years later in 1844 - "What hath God wrought" Samuel Morse sends his first telegraph message from Washington to Baltimore ft. Curator of Electricity Collections at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Hal Wallace.    108: Rev. Martin Luther King Jr pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail ft. Chair of the Center for the American Dream at the America First Policy Institute, Dr. Alveda King.    107: Vietnam War: Two US destroyers come under fire in the Gulf of Tonkin. President Johnson expands the war effort based upon this incident.   106: The New York Stock Exchange nosedives nearly taking out the American economy. It is given a reprieve by a group of investors led by J.P. Morgan who pool $25M to invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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