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Episode 191: Grandma Gatewood Takes a Hike (a special episode for Mariah)

What would you do if your grandmother announced she was going to walk more than 2,000 miles through the mountains? In 1955, 67-year-old Emma Gatewood did exactly that!

Armed with a homemade bag, a shower curtain, and a pair of tennis shoes, this determined grandmother of 23 set out to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Along the way, she faced dangerous weather, rugged mountains, sore feet, and plenty of unexpected adventures. After 146 days, she became the first woman to complete a solo thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail!

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we follow Grandma Gatewood's incredible journey and discover how courage, perseverance, and the kindness of strangers helped her accomplish something extraordinary.

Join us for this inspiring true story that reminds us that big adventures begin with one small step. :)

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Episode 190: The Inspiring Story of Snow Flake Bentley (a special story for Cora)

Snowflake Bentley: The Man Who Chased Snowflakes

Have you ever caught a snowflake on your mitten and stopped to look at its tiny, beautiful shape?

More than 140 years ago, a boy named Wilson Bentley became fascinated by the snowflakes that fell around his family's Vermont farm. While others simply saw snow, Wilson saw tiny works of art—each one different, intricate, and gone almost as quickly as it appeared.

Wilson wanted to find a way to preserve what he saw so he could share it with others. But photographing something as tiny and delicate as a snowflake was no easy task! It would take patience, creativity, experimentation, and plenty of failed attempts.

Eventually, the boy who could not stop looking at snowflakes became known around the world as "Snowflake Bentley."

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we will discover the true story of Wilson Bentley, the pioneering photographer who captured thousands of snow crystals and helped the world see the incredible beauty hidden inside something as ordinary as a winter snowfall.

It is a story of curiosity, perseverance, science, and the wonderful things that can happen when someone takes the time to look a little closer.

Something to Talk About

• Why do you think Wilson Bentley was fascinated by something other people barely noticed?

• What did Bentley have to do when his early attempts at photographing snowflakes did not work?

• Have you ever noticed something in nature that made you want to learn more?

• What is something you would like to study closely if you had your own microscope?

• The next time it snows, try catching a snowflake on a dark mitten or piece of fabric. What details can you see?

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Episode 189: The Story of Charlemagne (a special episode for Ben)

Travel back more than 1,200 years to the Middle Ages and meet one of the most powerful rulers in European history—Charlemagne!

In Episode 189 of Real Cool History for Kids, we are telling this incredible story for Ben. Charlemagne, whose name means "Charles the Great," became king of the Franks and eventually ruled an enormous empire that stretched across much of western and central Europe.

But Charlemagne's story is about much more than battles and kingdoms. Kids will discover his surprising love of swimming, his efforts to continue learning as an adult, and his determination to encourage schools, scholars, and the careful copying of books. We will also travel to Rome on Christmas Day in the year 800, when Pope Leo III placed a crown on Charlemagne's head and proclaimed him emperor.

We will also look honestly at the difficult parts of Charlemagne's reign, including his long wars against the Saxons and his attempts to force conquered people to accept Christianity.

Charlemagne's complicated story gives us an important opportunity to practice looking carefully at history—recognizing accomplishments, learning from mistakes, and remembering that historical figures were real people who made real choices.

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Episode 188: The Story of the Flying Tigers (a special episode for Daniel)

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we are heading back to the early days of World War II to meet one of the most famous groups of American pilots in history—the Flying Tigers!

This episode is for Daniel, who wanted to hear the incredible story of the American Volunteer Group, or AVG. Led by Claire Lee Chennault, these American pilots traveled halfway around the world to help China in its fight against Japan. Flying Curtiss P-40 fighter planes with fierce shark mouths painted across their noses, the Flying Tigers quickly became famous for their courage and skill.

But their story was about more than cool airplanes and daring pilots. Kids will discover why Americans were fighting in China, what made the P-40 different from Japanese fighter planes, how Chennault developed special tactics to use those differences to his advantage, and why teamwork was so important.

We will also learn about the mechanics, ground crews, Chinese civilians, and Allied forces who helped make the Flying Tigers' missions possible.

Grab a map, get ready for an adventure, and join us as we discover the true story of the Flying Tigers—and some great lessons about courage, wisdom, preparation, and teamwork along the way!

Episode 187: The Faith of Susanna Wesley (a special episode for Susanna)

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we travel back more than 350 years to meet Susanna Wesley, an intelligent, determined woman whose influence reached far beyond her own home.

Susanna raised and educated a large family through poverty, loss, and even a terrifying house fire. She taught her sons and daughters at home, held gatherings that eventually drew hundreds of people, and faithfully encouraged her children to learn, think, and grow in their faith. Two of those children—John and Charles Wesley—would grow up to have an enormous influence on Christian history.

Join me as we discover how one faithful mother, quietly doing the work God placed in front of her, helped shape generations to come.

In this episode, kids will learn about:

Susanna Wesley's childhood and education

What homeschooling looked like in the Wesley household

The dramatic 1709 fire and rescue of young John Wesley

Susanna's Sunday gatherings at the Epworth rectory

John and Charles Wesley and the beginnings of the Methodist movement

How ordinary, faithful work can have an impact far beyond what we can see

This episode was requested by a young listener named Susanna!

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Episode 186: The Wild Ponies of Chincoteague Island (a special episode for Adelaide)

Come along on an adventure to the coast of Virginia to discover the fascinating story of the wild ponies of Chincoteague and Assateague Islands! In this episode, we'll explore the legend of how the ponies first arrived, learn how they adapted to life on a barrier island, and discover the history behind the famous annual Pony Swim and the Saltwater Cowboys.

We'll also meet Misty, the pony made famous by Marguerite Henry's beloved book Misty of Chincoteague, and learn why caring for this special herd is an important part of Chincoteague Island history.

This episode of Real Cool History for Kids is for Adelaide!

You guys, when I was a little girl, I fell in love with horses. I loved to ride them, read stories about them, and just spend time brushing them. When I was 6 years old, I discovered an author who would become a writing inspiration: Margarite Henry, the author of Misty of Chincoteague. Thus, the wild ponies of Chincoteague and Assateague Islands became an obsession. By the time I was a teenager, I had drawn every illustration in Misty. It was so incredibly fun (and nostalgic!) to create this episode for Adelaide!

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Episode 185: Isaac Cline and the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (a special episode for Ava and Myles)

Join us for the incredible true story of Isaac Cline, the meteorologist who faced the deadliest natural disaster in American history—the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. Discover how hurricanes were predicted before modern technology, why Galveston was so vulnerable, and how one devastating storm forever changed weather forecasting in the United States. Along the way, we'll learn about courage, preparation, and trusting God through life's storms.

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Episode 184: The Story of the Liberty Bell (a special episode for Clara, Ellis, and Cohen)

Did you know one of America's greatest symbols of freedom almost never made it past its very first ring?

In this special America 250 episode of Real Cool History for Kids, I tell the fascinating true story of the Liberty Bell...from its journey across the Atlantic Ocean from England, to the surprising crack that appeared the very first time it was rung, to the important role it played during the birth of the United States.

Along the way, you will discover:

You will also be encouraged to think about the importance of freedom, the blessings God has given us, and the greatest liberty found through Jesus Christ.

This episode is perfect for families celebrating America's 250th birthday while discovering the amazing stories of history.

Episode 183: The Real Story of Winnie-the-Pooh (a special episode for Jacob Barrett)

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Did you know Winnie-the-Pooh was inspired by a real bear?

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we travel back to World War I to uncover the fascinating true story behind one of the world's most beloved storybook characters. Meet Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian who rescued a tiny black bear cub named Winnie, and discover how her incredible journey to the London Zoo forever changed children's literature.

You'll also learn how a young boy named Christopher Robin and his favorite stuffed animals inspired his father, A. A. Milne, to write the timeless Winnie-the-Pooh stories that families have enjoyed for generations.

Along the way, we'll explore geography, make connections to World War I (Episode 72), and discover how one small act of kindness can leave a legacy that lasts for more than a century.

Other podcast episodes featuring World War 1 stories:

Episode 2 – Jack's Story – C.S. Lewis (1914)

Episode 139 – Sergeant Stubby (World War I)

Episode 127 – Sergeant Alvin York (World War I)

Episode 169 - The Amazing Story of Cher Ami (World War 1)

Episode 165 - The Halifax Explosion of 1917 (World War 1)

Episode 125 – The Last Tsar's Family (1918)

Episode 182: Mount Rushmore, the Mountain that Became a Monument (a special episode for Denmark Hettinga)

Join us for an adventure to the Black Hills of South Dakota as we discover the incredible story behind one of America's most recognizable landmarks—Mount Rushmore National Memorial!

In this episode, created especially for Denmark Hettinga, we learn how a mountain became a giant monument honoring four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. You'll hear about the historian who dreamed up the idea, the sculptor who brought it to life, and the brave workers who spent fourteen years carving the faces into solid granite.

Along the way, we'll explore:

We'll also talk about perseverance, courage, hard work, and how the choices we make today can leave a lasting impact on the future.

Plus, don't miss an exciting announcement about the brand-new Real Cool History for Kids audio message pages, where listeners can now submit episode requests, reviews, and family messages using their own voices!

Episode 181: Andre the Seal – The Seal Who Always Came Home (a special episode for Esther and Emilia Lane)

What happens when a tiny harbor seal is found alone on a beach in Maine?

In this heartwarming true story, requested by Esther and Emilia Lane, we discover the incredible life of Andre the Seal. Rescued by Harry Goodridge in 1961, Andre grew from a helpless orphaned pup into one of the most beloved animals in America. Year after year, Andre amazed people by swimming through the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean and returning to the same harbor and the same family who had first cared for him.

Along the way, we'll explore the rocky coast of Maine, learn about the amazing instincts God gave animals, and discover how one act of kindness can impact an entire community for generations.

In this episode: • Meet Andre the Seal and the family who rescued him • Learn about Maine and the Atlantic coastline • Discover how harbor seals navigate long distances • Explore Biblical truths about God's creation • Learn lessons about kindness, compassion, and faithfulness

Plus, don't miss our exciting announcement about the brand-new Real Cool History for Kids audio message pages, where families can now submit episode requests, reviews, and messages that may be featured on a future episode! COMING IN JULY 2026!!

Episode 180: The Boston Tea Party: Tea, Taxes, and Trouble (This episode is for Max Hanna!)

In this episode of Real Cool History for Kids, we travel back to colonial Boston to learn about one of the most important events leading up to the American Revolution!

Why were the colonists so upset about tea taxes? What did "No taxation without representation" mean? And what happened on that cold December night when colonists disguised themselves and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor?

Join us as we learn about courage, freedom, and one of the moments that helped lead America toward independence.

🎧 Families: Be watching for something NEW coming soon to the Real Cool History for Kids homepage! Soon, listeners will be able to send in episode requests using their own voice recordings and leave short audio messages and reviews about what they're learning through the podcast. You might even hear your voice featured in a future episode!

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Episode 179: The Story of Louis Zamperini (a special episode for Asher, Corban, and Titus Tittle)

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Episode 178: Building the Panama Canal (a special episode for Emily Murrah)

Thanks so much for listening to Real Cool History for Kids! If you and your family are enjoying this adventure, I'd love to invite you to keep the fun going. You can find even more stories, activities, and resources over on my website!

I'm also so excited to share that the first book in a brand-new story series, The Chronicles of Liberty, is on its way! Join Miss Agatha Liberty, a brave little mouse with a big love for freedom, as she discovers the stories she was meant to protect and learns from the wisdom found in the history-mice journals. It's a whole new way to experience the story of America—mouse-sized!

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I'm so glad you're part of this adventure with us!

Episode 177: The Adventures of Davy Crockett (a special episode for Gabriel Zamora)

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Episode 176: Magawa, the HeroRat (a special episode for Anna Buckingham)

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Episode 175: Sergeant Reckless - Faithful, One Step at a Time (a special episode for Ike Bailey)

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Episode 174: Amy Carmichael, the Girl Who Said Yes to God (a special episode for Olivia Rikard)

Amy Carmichael was a little woman who said yes to her big God, and in so doing, became the hands of feet of Jesus to the lost children of southern India. Come hear the story of one of the most tenacious heroes of the Faith in Episode 174.

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Episode 173: Christopher Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue (a special episode for Eliza Lipps)

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Explore God's Wild & Wonderful world on Nat Theo: Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible, a podcast for kids and families: https://erynlynum.com/nattheo

Have you ever heard of a bird delivering mail? We recently learned about Cher Ami, a homing pigeon who served in World War I and delivered a life-saving message that helped save many soldiers. Today, we are deep diving into how God designed homing pigeons with this incredible ability to find their way across the sky. This lesson comes straight from Nat Theo: Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible, a podcast for kids and families.

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Episode 172: The Leeeeeaaaning Tower of Pisa (a special episode for Monty Goeller)

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Episode 171: The Story of John Bunyan (a special episode for Ezra Scholtz)

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Episode 170: Sunken Ships of Lake Superior (a special episode for Warren Shea)

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Episode 169: The Amazing Story of Cher Ami (a special episode for Alexi de Coup-crank)

Episode 168: Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox (a special episode for Cassandra Hayes)

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Episode 167: The Great Lipizzaner Horse Rescue (a special episode for Eloise Grattan)

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Episode 166: The Great Locomotive Chase (a special episode for Walter Vetterick)

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Episode 165: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 (a special episode for Eden and Griffin Tanis)

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Episode 164: Charles Schulz and the Peanut Gang (a special episode for Liam Martin)

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Episode 158: The Story of Togo & Balto (a special episode for Zack, Owen, and Gabriel)

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Episode 157: The Story of the Fourth of July (a special episode for all of my listeners!)

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Episode 156: The Lost Colony of Roanoke (a special episode for Brownin Hariel)

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Episode 155: The Daring Doolittle Raid (a special episode for Spruce Myers)

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Episode 154: Phillis Wheatley, Poet (a special episode for Adele Beezhold)

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Episode 153: The Story of Pompeii (a special episode for Hannah Joy Wade)

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Episode 152: The Story of King Tutankhamun (a special episode for Olivia Giesbrecht)

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Episode 150: The Adventures of Kit Carson (a special episode for Thaddeus Cain)

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Episode 149: Dolley Madison Saves a Painting (a special episode for Elsie Rabideau)

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Episode 148: The Story of the Great Chicago Fire (a special episode for Josiah Dekuiper)

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Episode 147: The Story of the Star Spangled Banner (a special episode for Nate & Nick Wright)

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Episode 146: Amazing Women of WW 2 (a special episode for Brooke Leffers)

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Episode 145: The Dinosaurs of the Bible (a special episode for Luke Sego)

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Episode 144: Ida Lewis - the Lighthouse Keeper (a special episode for Emelie Smith)

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Episode #143: Yes, Mary Knew! (a Special Christmas Story for Isla and Zeke Sindelar)

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Episode #142: The Oregon Trail (a special episode for Anderson Homan)

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Episode #141: The Story of Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty) (A special episode for the John and Jacob Dorsey)

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Episode #140: The Story of Oliver Cromwell (a special episode for the Beach Kids - Zachary, Faith, Eloise, Caleb, and Grace)

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Episode #139: The Adventures of Sergeant Stubby (a special episode for Sofia Buentello)

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Episode #138: The Great Depression (a special episode for Sophie Stevenson)

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Episode #137: Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady (a special episode for Maggie Tweeten)

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Episode #133: Virginia Hall - World War 2 SPY! (a special episode for Lilly Belle Keeton)

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Episode #128: Queen Elizabeth II and her family (a special episode for Abbey Beaza)

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Episode #126: Gladys Aylward's Child-like Faith (a special episode for Mila Sharratt)

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Episode #125: The Sad Story of the Last Tsar's Family (a special episode for Eliana Claxton)

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Episode #124: The Ridiculously Strange Story of King Henry VIII (a special episode for Lennin Burt)

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Episode #123: The Story of Bass Reeves - the real Lone Ranger? (a special episode for Clara Kimmel)

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Episode #122: The Story of Ruth (a special episode for Lileigh Boggs)

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Episode #121: The Story of Robin Hood (a special episode for Isaiah and Benjamin Falmagne)

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Episode #120: Clara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield (a special episode for Eva Duer)

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Episode #119: Stonewall Jackson and William T. Sherman (a special episode for Lucy Fancis)

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Episode #118: Harriet Beecher Stowe - Author and Abolitionist (a special episode for Ben Richmond)

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Episode #117: Robert E. Lee, the (real) Man Without a Country (a special episode for Emma Gurley)

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Episode #116: Civil War Submarines and Hot Air Balloons (a special episode of ro Joey and Caleb Mueller)

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Helpful website about the Civil War submarines.

This episode is made possible by the America's Story Vol 2, written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books, a leader in homeschool curriculum for real life, written from a distinctly Biblical worldview perspective.

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Episode #115: Abraham Lincoln, Leader Extraordinaire (A special episode for Abram Nachtigal)

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This episode is made possible by the America's Story Vol 2, written by Angela O'Dell and published by Master Books, a leader in homeschool curriculum for real life, written from a distinctly Biblical worldview perspective.

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Episode #114: Our Divided Country - the Beginning of the Civil War (A special episode for Cora Collins)

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Episode #113: The story of David and Goliath (A special episode for Everley & Renaeley Chiveral)

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Episode #112: The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family)

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Episode #111: Abandoned Places - Amusement Parks (a special episode for Caleb, Jacob, and Isaac Abbott.)

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Episode #110: The True Story of Blackbeard and Other Pirates (a special episode for Easton Greter.)

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Welcome to the 9th episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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Welcome to the 8th episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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King Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Statue.

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Welcome to the sixth episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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Welcome to the fifth episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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Links for further exploration of Dry Tortugas

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Welcome to the third episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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Welcome to the second episode in the all new podcast show for kids, Real Cool History for Kids.

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I'm so excited to connect with you!

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Episode #109: The Inventive Life of Benjamin Franklin (a special episode for for Armanno, Arrow and Alessio Mancini)

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Episode #108: Young George Washington (a special episode for Wallace Kelsay)

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Episode #107: The Story of Alexander Hamilton (a special episode for Emerson Kumakura)

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Episode #106: Spies of the American Revolution (A special episode for Liberty Clark)

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Episode #105: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Dreams (a special episode for Savannah, Katie, Owen, Gabriel, Rachelle, and Rick)

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Episode #104: The Story of Ernest Shackleton (a special episode for Evan Knutowski)

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The discovery of the Endurance - Shackleton's Ship

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