Dave Does History

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Dave Does History takes listeners on an engaging journey through the moments that shaped the world we live in today. Hosted by Dave, a passionate historian with a knack for storytelling, the podcast explores pivotal events, unsung heroes, and the complex forces behind historical turning points. With a conversational tone and a deep understanding of the past, Dave makes history accessible, relatable, and downright fascinating.

  1. Taking America Seriously

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    Taking America Seriously

    On October 17, 1777, the tide of the American Revolution turned on a muddy field beside the Hudson River. British General John Burgoyne, once the pride of London’s military circles, surrendered his sword to American General Horatio Gates in what became known as the Surrender at Saratoga. This was not just another battle. It was the moment when the world began to believe that the colonies might actually win. The British plan to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies collapsed under poor coordination, stubborn terrain, and fierce American resistance. When Burgoyne’s army finally laid down its arms, six thousand redcoats became prisoners, and a new chapter opened in the war for independence. The victory at Saratoga convinced France to join the fight, bringing ships, money, and legitimacy to the American cause. The Revolution had found its turning point, and freedom had found its footing.

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  2. Adieu, Veuve Capet...

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    Adieu, Veuve Capet...

    On October 16, 1793, the streets of Paris echoed with the wheels of a cart carrying a queen to her death. Marie Antoinette, once the glittering symbol of royal grandeur, now sat pale and silent, hands bound, a prisoner called the Widow Capet. Her fall from grace was a slow collapse, born of rumor, resentment, and revolution. The woman who once ruled the most elegant court in Europe became a scapegoat for a starving nation and the embodiment of everything the people despised about monarchy. In today’s episode, we follow her final journey from the darkness of the Conciergerie to the bright scaffold at the Place de la Révolution. We will look at the trial that condemned her, the words that silenced a courtroom, and the poise that outlasted her crown. This is the story of Marie Antoinette’s last day and the Revolution’s defining moment.

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  3. Breaking the Loyalists

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    Breaking the Loyalists

    On this episode we head down the flat road into Raft Swamp, where the pines close in and the ground swallows hoofprints. The date is October 15, 1781. The British are about to surrender at Yorktown, but here the fight still decides who controls the Cape Fear country. Loyalists gather on high ground and tear up a bridge, certain that cavalry will balk at water and mud. Major Joseph Graham ignores the script. He drives his dragoons off the road, through the wet, and up onto the causeway. The fight turns fast and rough. Sabres do the work. A rearguard fails. The night ends with trumpet calls and a broken Loyalist army. This is the end of something in North Carolina. It is also a reminder about boldness and terrain. The last big Tory force in the state dissolves, and the road to Wilmington opens. History does not always turn on a famous field. Sometimes it turns in a swamp.

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  4. SS Caribou

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    SS Caribou

    In the dark, frigid waters of the Cabot Strait, just after midnight on October 14, 1942, the passenger ferry SS Caribou was making her familiar run from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. Onboard were soldiers heading home, mothers with children, sailors on leave, and the crew who knew every wave of that crossing. Then, from beneath the black surface, the German submarine U-69 struck. One torpedo, one flash of fire, and within minutes the Caribou was gone, taking more than half of those aboard with her. The escort, HMCS Grandmère, dropped depth charges before turning back to rescue the survivors. What followed was a night of loss, courage, and bitter questions about duty and humanity at war. This is the story of that attack, of the ship and the people who went down with her, and of a nation that learned just how close the war had come.

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  5. The Americans Are The Champions!

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    The Americans Are The Champions!

    October 13, 1903, marked a new chapter in American sport. On that cool autumn afternoon at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, the Boston Americans made history, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates three to nothing and claiming the very first World Series championship. Before a crowd of more than seven thousand cheering fans, Bill Dinneen pitched a masterpiece, scattering four hits and striking out seven, including the mighty Honus Wagner for the final out. The stands erupted as the Royal Rooters sang “Tessie” and waved their flags high. Baseball, once divided by rival leagues, had found its champion and its crown. In this episode, we look back at the day Boston took its place in the record books, when courage, skill, and a steady arm sealed a victory that would shape the future of the game forever. This is the story of Game Eight, the birth of the World Series.

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  6. Patriotism Is Not Enough: The Execution of Edith Cavell

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    Patriotism Is Not Enough: The Execution of Edith Cavell

    On the morning of October 12, 1915, in German-occupied Brussels, a British nurse named Edith Cavell faced a firing squad. Her crime was compassion. She had sheltered Allied soldiers and helped them escape to neutral Holland, believing that saving lives mattered more than obeying military law. The Germans called it treason. The world called it murder. Her calm courage, her final words of forgiveness, and her refusal to hate turned her into a global symbol of conscience in wartime. In Britain, her death doubled recruitment and fueled outrage. In America, it hardened hearts against Germany. But beyond propaganda, Edith Cavell’s story is about one woman’s unwavering belief that mercy knows no borders. In this episode of Dave Does History, we look back at her life, her faith, and the day the world learned that even in war, decency can stand its ground against power.

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  7. Into Harms Way

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    Into Harms Way

    It was the night the U.S. Navy took back the darkness. On October 11, 1942, off Cape Esperance near Guadalcanal, Rear Admiral Norman Scott led a small task force into waters already littered with wreckage from earlier defeats. His orders were clear: protect the convoy, challenge the Japanese, and prove that America could fight—and win—at night. What followed was chaos and courage in equal measure. A radar misunderstanding opened the battle, unleashing a storm of gunfire that tore into the Japanese column. The destroyer Duncan charged alone. The cruiser Boise took a shell to her forward magazines and refused to die. By dawn, one Japanese heavy cruiser and two destroyers were gone, and the Americans had their first clean victory of the Pacific night war. It was brutal, it was costly, and it was exactly what the fleet needed. This is the Battle of Cape Esperance.

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  8. Arminius

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    Arminius

    In the sixteenth century, when theology could start wars and conscience could get a man killed, Jacobus Arminius dared to question the idea that God’s will left no room for human choice. Born in the war-torn Dutch town of Oudewater on October 10, 1560, Arminius rose from tragedy to become one of Europe’s most provocative theologians. His belief that divine grace invites rather than coerces set him at odds with the rigid Calvinism of his time. He taught that love must be freely returned, that faith cannot be forced, and that God’s justice must be as merciful as it is sovereign. For that, he was condemned in life and immortalized in controversy. Today, his name echoes wherever people wrestle with the tension between destiny and decision. This is the story of a scholar who fought for freedom of the soul when certainty ruled the mind.

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Dave Does History takes listeners on an engaging journey through the moments that shaped the world we live in today. Hosted by Dave, a passionate historian with a knack for storytelling, the podcast explores pivotal events, unsung heroes, and the complex forces behind historical turning points. With a conversational tone and a deep understanding of the past, Dave makes history accessible, relatable, and downright fascinating.

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