In this episode, Albert and Colleen look at the harrowing invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France on what is called D-Day. They even hear from war hero, Charles Norman Shay, a medic who saved many soldiers. You can hear more from Mr. Shay on the Library of Congress website, where we found his interviews.

There is now a Curious World History merch store! Browse our shirts, bags, and water bottles.

This is our first mini episode. In episode 7, Albert and Colleen talk a little about how the podcast started and how they record and distribute it.

If you are interested in making a podcast, here are the tools we use:

• RODE mini wireless mics from Sweetwater
• Riverside.fm recording and editing software
• Podbean.com distribution software and website
• Printful is our merch shop
• Chat GPT for part of the research
• And if you are curious about the amazing recordings in the Library of Congress, you can peruse it here.

And, if you decide to, we hope you may start your own podcast!

Find out more on curiousworldhistory.com.

In this episode, Albert and Colleen learn a lot of surprising facts about American hero and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. Born Araminta Ross in 1822 in rural Maryland, Tubman would go on to become one of the bravest Americans ever.

This episode features the song, "Go Down Moses" by the Tuskegee Institute Singers, recorded in 1914: Inclusion of the recording in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment or EMI Music. View more here.

Photo credit for the image we use in our social post: Lindsley, Harvey B, photographer. Portrait of Harriet Tubman. New York, None. [Auburn, n.y.: harvey lindsley, taken between 1871 and 1876?, printed between 1895 and 1910] Photograph. View more here.