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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the 20th century's greatest feat - landing humans on another world. 

‘It didn’t matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that mattered to Neil as he searched for a safe spot to land was that boulders littered the surface below. “Thirty seconds,” called mission control. In truth, the flight controllers were now no more than spectators, just like everybody else. No more needed to be said. It was down to Armstrong

Host Marty Sinclair explores sports history's greatest underdog triumphs — the miracle finishes, impossible comebacks, and Cinderella runs that defied all odds. Each episode unpacks legendary moments when belief conquered probability, reminding us why we love the game. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

A collection of Sports History moments and events that shaped the way we view sports today.Hosted by Jason Beisick & Os Davis from 'Shots From The Hip'

Podcast Name: One Shot at History One Shot at History digs into the forgotten corners of local history — the stories that lived briefly in newspaper columns and then quietly disappeared. Hosted by Carl Reinemann, each episode brings hometown stories, overlooked cases, crime, deep dives into history, or community moments back to life with dramatic narration, rich historical context, and a reminder that real history happens to ordinary people. Because the past only happens once

Were you terrible at history class? Was it just a blur of boring lectures, endless dates, and the same old lineup of white dudes who apparently did everything and invented everything? Maybe your teacher was also your football, wrestling, or baseball coach — because apparently nothing says “qualified historian” like calling plays and assigning worksheets. Or maybe they were the kind of teacher who told you you’d end up at McDonald’s because you were a girl, or Black, or couldn’t catch a deep slant your quarterback couldn’t throw even if his mother’s life depended on it. (Okay, ...

Tu entres en Terminale et tu passes le bac d'HGGSP à la fin de l’année ? On a la solution pour toi : les Shots d'HGGSP, un podcast par les jeunes et pour les jeunes. Claire, étudiante et créatrice de contenu, et Mathis, étudiant à Sciences Po, te résument chaque axe du programme en 5 minutes chrono, le tout avec plein d’informations à placer dans ta copie. Alors si t’as envie de viser une super note au bac, la meilleure méthode de révision c’est les Shots d'HGGSP ! (et promis on ne t’endormira pas) Produit par SciencesPistes Avec Claire Siguier et Mathis Desmond © ...

Join three lifelong friends Chris, Ryan, and Sean on the internet's only podcast where three hosts introduce three new and unique segments every episode! Come take a drink and roll some dice with us each week as we play new games, discuss various topics, and maybe get drunk. Find us on linktr.ee/sntpod and wherever you get your podcasts.

Subscribe and check out the massive back catalog (Season 1 has 365 episodes) for some excellent bite-sized pieces of space history, pop culture, science, and more. Whether you're into history, science, pop-culture, or current events, there's something for you here at The Space Shot.

History might be written by the winners, but in presidential politics the story is often shaped by the Long Shots. Journalist Conor Powell profiles eight presidential candidates who lost the race for the White House but dramatically changed America’s political landscape - right up to today.Long Shots is the story of America’s presidential battles – the contentious contest for the most powerful office in the world - and how knowing where we've been can help us choose a better tomorrow.With the help of top journalist and campaign heavyweights - NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Molly Jong-Fast, ...

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"Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot" tells the story of one of the first major Civil Rights Era riots in the South. The immediate cause of the riot in Augusta, Ga. was the brutal murder of Charles Oatman, an African American teenager held by police in the county jail. During the riot, six Black men were killed by white police officers, all of them shot in the back. In a collaboration, students at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts join GPB in telling this story.

TIME SHOT – Une minute pour comprendre l’Histoire du Monde. Chaque jour, plongez dans un fait marquant de l’Histoire mondiale en “une minute”… ou un peu plus, quand le sujet le mérite ! De la prise de la Bastille à la marche pour les droits civiques de Martin Luther King, de l’abolition de l’esclavage au Royaume-Uni à l’élection de Nelson Mandela, de la naissance de la Croix-Rouge au premier pas de l’Homme sur la Lune, de Pasteur et son vaccin contre la rage à la découverte du Machu Picchu, de la guerre de Sécession à l’invention d’Internet… TIME SHOT remet en...

Three Shots In is hosted by Jake and Jess, who create humor fueled by dark subject matter and sarcasm swirled around in three shots of liquor and gingerly spit it into your ears with two buttery voices.