Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 26, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!
Moses Fleetwood Walker faces racism in the 19th-century MLB; the Chicago White Sox are accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series; the Callaghan sisters inspire the film "A League of Their Own."
The episode was rated 7.34 from 67 votes.
Forest service ranger Ed Pulaski saves 40 men from a forest fire; Ted Patrick rescues teenagers from the psychological grip of the Children of God cult.
The episode was rated 7.33 from 55 votes.
Larry Walters pilots a balloon-suspended lawn chair; Phineas Gage survives an iron rod to the brain; and the Greenbrier Ghost's testimony is used in court.
The episode was rated 7.31 from 62 votes.
People going to extremes for love, including a student who tunnels beneath the Berlin Wall, Edie Windsor topples the Defense of Marriage Act, and John Wojtowicz robs a bank to pay for his wife's gender reassignment surgery.
The episode was rated 7.29 from 55 votes.
Carry A. Nation vandalizes bars; Andrew Jackson gets involved in a shootout; Marsha P. Johnson stands up for LGBT rights.
The episode was rated 7.29 from 197 votes.
The LAPD is formed to stop the city from devolving into chaos, Rin Tin Tin becomes a global superstar, and William Mulholland figures out how to bring water to Los Angeles.
The episode was rated 7.27 from 164 votes.
Alexander Graham Bell beats Elisha Gray to the patent office for the telephone, Thomas Edison endeavors to launch a filmmaking monopoly.
The episode was rated 7.21 from 164 votes.
Host Derek Waters and fan favorite Steve Berg relive the best stories about presidents and elections, including Abraham Lincoln's law career and the contentious campaign between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
The episode was rated 7.18 from 176 votes.
Popé leads the Pueblo Revolt against Spanish colonizers in 1680, Boy Scouts cofounder Ernest Thompson Seton tracks a wolf, the true story of the Roswell UFO conspiracy is revealed.
The episode was rated 7.10 from 150 votes.
Marina Raskova forms an all-women air force regiment to fight Nazis in World War II; smuggler James J. Andrews hijacks a Confederate train for the Union.
The episode was rated 7.05 from 40 votes.
