250 Most Impactful Moments in American History

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History isn't just what we read in textbooks - it's the story of us, the United States. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Bill Hemmer brings listeners compelling interviews with historians, experts, and eyewitnesses who detail the triumphs, trials, and breakthroughs that defined our nation. In order to understand where the country's heading, it's important to know where we've been. New episodes available every Wednesday.

Episodes

  1. 17H AGO

    220-216: A Miracle On Ice

    Featured moments:   220: FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia ft. Eric O'Neill, lawyer, cybersecurity expert, former FBI counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence operative   219: US National Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice". Americans would go on to win Gold in the event ft. Mike Eurzione, former Captain of the USA Olympic Hockey Team, Director of Special Outreach for Boston University Athletics   218: Nat Turner sentenced to death for his role in inciting a slave uprising   217: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroys the majority of the city killing over 3,000 and causing over $350M in damages   216: Enron the largest bankruptcy in US history takes place after the energy company files for Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    41 min

  2. FEB 11

    225-221: The Whole World Is Watching

    Featured moments: 225: Oil tanker Exxon Valdez spills roughly 240k barrels of oil after running aground in Alaska's Prince William Sound ft. Climate journalist and author, Charles Wohlforth   224: A bomb explodes at Northwestern University injuring a security guard. This would be the first Unabomber attack by Ted Kaczynski   223: The Democratic National Convention in Chicago turns violent as police clash with anti-war protesters   222: Congressman Preston Brooks beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in a Senate hallway after Senator Sumner makes an anti-slavery speech ft. FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram   221: Internet bookstore Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min

  3. FEB 4

    230-226: Boston Strong

    Featured moments:   230: Against protests in the South, President Theodore Roosevelt invites Booker T. Washington to the White House ft. Brian Kilmeade, Co-host of Fox & Friends, Host of The Brian Kilmeade Show, Author of Teddy and Booker T.   229: Western Union is founded   228: Activist Malcolm X is assassinated in New York by members of the Nation of Islam   227: Two deadly explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Ed Davis, former Police Commissioner of the Boston Police Department and CEO of the Edward Davis Company   226: The Woodstock music festival takes place over three days in upstate New York Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    37 min

  4. JAN 28

    235-231: The Chicago Way

    Featured moments:   235: The Alien and Sedition Acts become U.S. law making it a crime to transmit malicious statements against the government   234: Google Inc is founded in Menlo Park, CA by Larry Page and Sergey Brin   233: Space Shuttle Columbia explodes upon reentry over Texas killing all on board ft. Former Shuttle Launch Director at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, Michael Leinbach   232: In a largely party line vote the House of Representatives votes to impeach President Trump on charges of Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress   231: Gangster rivals of Al Capone are murdered in Chicago in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Two years later Capone would be imprisoned on tax evasion charges ft. Chicago-based historian and entertainer, Clarence Goodman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    38 min

  5. JAN 21

    240-236: You've Got Mail!

    Featured moments:   240: Iraq War: President Obama announces an end to combat operations as the last combat troops leave Iraq   239: America Online or AOL becomes the world's most dominant online service with over 34 million subscribers ft. Chairman and CEO of Revolution and Co-Founder of AOL, Steve Case   238: Charles Dow publishes the first version of The Dow Jones Industrial Average   237: Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa is reported missing. He is never found ft. FOX News Senior Correspondent and Anchor, Eric Shawn   236: Protests at Kent State University lead to shooting deaths of four students by the Ohio National Guard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    33 min

  6. JAN 14

    245-241: A Really Big Show

    Featured moments:   245: Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time   244: Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller   243: The Liberty Bell is cracked while being rung on George Washington's birthday   242: ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed in a US Special Forces raid ft. Former CENTCOM Commander, General Frank McKenzie   241: Beatlemania begins, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hits the top of the charts as The Beatles arrive in the U.S. and appear on The Ed Sullivan Show ft. John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    35 min

  7. JAN 7

    250-246: Breaking Barriers

    Featured moments: 250: Less than a month after his concerning debate with former President Trump, President Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris ft. Anchor of The Story and Host of The Untold Story podcast, Martha MacCallum 249: The final episode of M*A*S*H becomes the most watched television broadcast in American history 248: The Boston Subway opens becoming the first underground transit system in North America 247: One World Trade Center nicknamed The Freedom Tower rises over downtown Manhattan becoming the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere 246: Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager is the first human to break the sound barrier ft. Curator at the Smithsonian Aeronautics Department, Bob van der Linden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    36 min

  8. 12/16/2025

    Trailer

    History isn't just what we read in textbooks - it's the story of us, the United States. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Bill Hemmer brings listeners compelling interviews with historians, experts, and eyewitnesses who detail the triumphs, trials, and breakthroughs that defined our nation. In order to understand where the country's heading, it's important to know where we've been. New episodes available every Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    2 min

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History isn't just what we read in textbooks - it's the story of us, the United States. As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Bill Hemmer brings listeners compelling interviews with historians, experts, and eyewitnesses who detail the triumphs, trials, and breakthroughs that defined our nation. In order to understand where the country's heading, it's important to know where we've been. New episodes available every Wednesday.

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