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  • Sic Semper Tyrannis 86

    Sic Semper Tyrannis 86
    Feb 20 2025
    Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the show? President Abraham Lincoln sat down to enjoy a play at Ford’s Theatre, but the night took a deadly turn. Enter John Wilkes Booth: actor, Confederate sympathizer, and America’s most infamous assassin. In this episode of Quick and Dirty History, we break down the shocking events of Lincoln’s assassination, Booth’s escape, the conspiracy behind the plot, and how this moment altered the course of U.S. history. Buckle up—this one ends with a bang!
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    7 min
  • Kill Shot 85

    Kill Shot 85
    Feb 14 2025
    The final days of the Civil War...from Lincoln’s hard-fought reelection in 1864 to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and the surrender at Appomattox... sealing the fate of the Confederacy.
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    6 min
  • Total War 84

    Total War 84
    Jan 9 2025
    The American Civil War rages on, but Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant intend to end it...at any cost. "War is cruelty…there is no use in trying to reform it...the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over" - William Tecumseh Sherman
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    5 min
  • Gettysburg 83

    Gettysburg 83
    Dec 20 2024
    When the armies meet at Gettysburg during the American Civil War...it's carnage, and Abraham Lincoln has a few words to say about it too.
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    6 min
  • Thanksgiving 82

    Thanksgiving 82
    Nov 29 2024
    Who decided a bird gets presidential pass? Is it justice, or just plain fowl play? This turkey has better legal representation than you do! This is what Thanksgiving during the Civil War sounds like.
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    5 min
  • Emancipation Proclamation 81

    Emancipation Proclamation 81
    Nov 20 2024
    The Emancipation Proclamation, it's the first big step toward ending slavery, but it was also a crucial move to keep Europe out of the American Civil War. Freeing slaves would shift the focus of the conflict and set the stage for a larger showdown.
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    5 min
  • Antietam 80

    Antietam 80
    Nov 14 2024
    During the Civil War, more than 22,000 soldiers fell in the fields of Maryland in the single bloodiest day in American History. It's the Battle of Antietam.
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    5 min
  • Bull Run Part Two 79

    Bull Run Part Two 79
    Apr 4 2024
    The Second Battle of Bull Run kicks off with a demoted Union general, and a chance for the North to redeem themselves...spoiler alert, they don't.
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    4 min