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A comedic newsletter and web series exploring overlooked peeps and events that still shape the US today. Profiled in The New York Times!

Skipped History brings historians' work to life…

Dr. Heather Ann Thompson @hthompsn

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For the last time in 2020, Skipped History is back! This week, we look at Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whose daddy issues inspired mass incarceration: 👀 full vid here: https://t.co/TFf1cBBl9g Based on @elizabhinton & @KeeangaYamahtta’s wonderful books 📚🙏 https://t.co/4gmZ37X6pn

Kevin M. Kruse @KevinMKruse

Delighted to see material from One Nation Under God get the @SkippedHistory treatment here. Check it out!

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In the 1940s, "Christian libertarians" hoped spiritual arguments could convince peeps to oppose big government. US students have pledged allegiance to "one nation under God" ever since. Why? We explore ⬇️ Full vid: https://t.co/U9dxnzVAWQ 📚🙏🏻: @KevinMKruse cc @myHNN https://t.co/dv6nuj0RI5

Incredible, hyper-relevant stories are buried in 500-page books. We unearth and convert them into entertaining interviews, newsletters, and videos.

Keeanga-Yamahtta T. @KeeangaYamahtta

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Greg @GregGrandin

Skipped History is a treasure. https://t.co/aICTJwZMkw

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(3/8) TR wasn't the only one pining for combat in the 1890s. In The End of the Myth, @GregGrandin discusses how white southerners also supported the Spanish-American War. Why? It gave southern soldiers an opportunity to prove their loyalty to the union after the Civil War: https://t.co/kiUj9AgcLP

Historical satirist and host Ben Tumin unearths the history of criminal justice, climate change, education, Charles Koch's really weird upbringing, and more

Jane Mayer @JaneMayerNYer

Want to know about Charles Koch’s favorite educator? He influenced this country more than most know...was he nuts? A new source checks him out:

Skipped History @SkippedHistory

Skipped History is back! This week's story is about an obscure 1960s school that moved all of US higher education to the right. 👀 full vid and sources: https://t.co/5Yye6m9RMt h/t to the wonderful @JaneMayerNYer https://t.co/gJ1J3a6JfR

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Satirist Ben Tumin speaks to leading historians about the overlooked and under-examined events, movements, and people that shaped American history. Profiled in the New York Times!

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Creator of Skipped History, profiled in the NYT and the top US history newsletter on Substack