Interesting Stories from American History

Companion documentaries for the same hard-to-believe true stories we publish in writing. Prefer the researched article? Start with Stories. Also on @SeeStew.

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Teddy Roosevelt: Big Stick Diplomacy

Theodore Roosevelt and how Big Stick Diplomacy reshaped American foreign policy.

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René Goulaine de Laudonnière — Fort Caroline

French Florida, Fort Caroline, and the colonial fight with Spain.

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Antonio Pigafetta — Magellan's Chronicler

Pigafetta's account of the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Want the fast version? Shorts. Prefer to read? History stories.