I Can't Believe That Happened History Podcast for Kids

Jul 28 2023 42 ep. 10 mins 76
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I Can't Believe That Happened, a children's podcast every week full of interesting moments in History.
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Roosevelt's Zoo: Presidential Pets

Jul 28 2023 6 mins  
🎙️ Hey there, history buffs! Did you know Teddy Roosevelt and his six kiddos were practically running a zoo in the White House? 🐻🐍 With over 40 pets, including a badger and even a bear 🦡, their adventures are bound to blow your mind! Tune in to our kids history podcast #WildWhiteHouse 🏰🐾 #PodcastFunIf you enjoyed please pass along to friends and your online comm

Matthew Henson: First Man on the North Pole: Black History Month I Can't Believe That Happened

Feb 24 2023 10 mins  
Mathew Henson ExplorerI think I am going to do a series of PLEASE SOMEONE IN HOLLYWOOD MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT THIS PERSONTell me at the end if you would not sit and binge an entire series about Mathew Henson one of the first people to go to the NorthPole in our Black History month for I Can’t Believe That Happened.Born August 8 1866 on a farm in MarylandHe was the middle child w

One Ring To Rule Them All: The Ring That InspireD J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Dec 09 2022 7 mins  
Welcome to I Can’t Believe That Happened and our first episode on the History of Cursed Jewels.A quick reminder I always throw in one wrong fact. If you find it send me and email and let me know what the right fact is and what your source is.Let’s start with the Ring of Dwarf Hill that inspired The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien What if I told you that some o

The Surprising History of Cursed Jewels, Jewelry, and Gemstones

Nov 04 2022 5 mins  
What is it about minerals and gemstones that we find so amazing even beyond their beauty? We give them a supernatural power from healing crystals, to purifications, to remembering our dead with memento mori, to of course curses of long-dead powerful rulers wishing to keep their riches in to the eternity of the afterlife. We have told stories about cursed gems. There have been

Mercy Otis Warren: Playwright, Historian, and Whistleblower July 4

Jul 02 2022 8 mins  
Mercy Otis Warren: Revolutionary Playwright, Historian, and Whistleblower July 4 EpisodeIn researching the revolution so many names came up that even with my decades of love of history I had never heard. Mercy Otis is one. Which is surprising given how much she did during and after the revolution and the president’s who held her views in high regard. She not only wrote to preside

The Heroes of the Air: Versailles A Duck, A Rooster, and A Sheep

May 03 2022 9 mins  
A duck, a Rooster, and a sheep wander into a wicker basket. This is not a joke it is the start of our podcast and the beginning of the ability for humans to fly. 19 September 1783 at 1 PM a cannon blasts and our Heroes of the air walk and waddle their way into history in the courtyard of Versailles in front of 130,000 people including the Queen, Marie Antoinette and King Louis.Jose

Beatrix Potter Children's Book Author, Scientist, and Farmer A Ten Minute Children's History Podcast

Mar 02 2022 8 mins  
Beatrix Potter is beloved by so many of us for her darling illustrated children's books but did you know she was a scientist who changed the English landscape? It's time to learn all about this amazing woman, her love for animals, her brilliant scientific mind, and her love of nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elizabeth Jennings The Woman Who Started Desegregation of New York Transportation System:Black History Month

Feb 11 2022 10 mins  
Our first black history month at 10-minute history podcast for kids!This week we are going to be taking a look at Elizabeth Jennings Grahm the woman who started the desegregation of the New York transportation system in the 1800’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chess Playing Turk Chess Automaton That Fooled The World

Jan 13 2021 12 mins  
The Chess Playing Turk AutomatonThe magic trick that astounded the world was not made by a magician. It was not even intended to be a magic trick. It was a challenge and from the challenge one of the most interesting stories about magic and robots came to be.Maria Theresa of Austria had a performance planned for her court in 1769 to watch a demonstration of magnetic tricks.Her

The History of Robots- The Silver Swan-

Dec 28 2020 11 mins  
Created byName: John Joseph Merlin (1735-18030)Apprentice to James Cox.Musical inventor, created a museum called Merlin's Mechanical Museum in Princes StreetIn the 1760’s created something like inline skates but forgot a braking system, he tested these two-wheel skates at a party while playing a violin where he became closely acquainted with a large and expensive mirror. and