That American Century
A history podcast about the people and events shaping the United States in the 20th Century. Communists, Capitalists, Populists, Feminists, Fundamentalists, Isolationists, Imperialists, and Anarchists welcome 🇺🇸
Episodes
7 episodes
The Mountain Meadows Massacre | Ep 7
The Mountain Meadows Massacre |“This is the right place” declared Brigham Young as he entered the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. Persecuted and harassed in every place they had tried to make a home, the Latter-Day ...
Los Niños Héroes | The Invasion of Veracruz Part 2 | Ep 6
The Invasion of Veracruz Part 2 |On the anniversary of the Battle of Chapultepec (September 13, 1847), the President of Mexico recites the names of eight Los Niños Héroes (boy heroes) during the annual ceremony commemorating the young bo...
War is a Racket | The Invasion of Veracruz Part 1 | Ep 5
The Invasion of Veracruz Part 1 |The President of the United States has refused to recognize the leader of a sovereign nation, US oil interests are in danger, and the use of military force has been authorized. It’s April 1914, and...
Durand v. Hollins | Ep 4
The Bombardment of Greytown, Durand v. Hollins, and Executive military power |The power of the President has expanded over the last 200 years. Is the President allowed to declare war? No. The President is allowed to use t...
Colonel Edward House | Ep 3
Colonel Edward House: The Man Behind Woodrow Wilson's Throne | In April 1914, Woodrow Wilson calls on his most trusted advisor, Colonel Edward House after luncheon. He is seeking counsel on what he should do about the "Mexica...
The Incident at Tampico | Ep 2
Mexico's Oil and the Incident at Tampico |Two months before Franz Ferdinand is shot and three months before the Great War begins, an incident in the port city of Tampico causes Woodrow Wilson to seriously consider “intervention” i...
